Saakashvili faces two additional pending trials.

Axar.az reports that according to Georgisn media.

One case addresses incidents dating back to 2007, including the dispersal of anti-government protests, the raid on Imedi TV and the seizure of assets linked to tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili. The other involves charges related to an illegal border crossing during his unexpected return to Georgia in 2021.

Under Georgian law, prison sentences in multiple cases are not cumulative.

It is worth noting that on March 12, the Tbilisi court sentenced Saakashvili to 9 years in prison for embezzling over 3.2 million dollars in budget funds.

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A Georgian court has sentenced former President Mikheil Saakashvili to another 4.5 years in prison for illegally crossing the border in 2021. This was announced on March 17 by the local TV Pirveli channel.