Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has stated that he did not know that Georgia had already twice requested the extradition of its former president, Mikheil Saakashvili.
"Unfortunately I did not know about [this]. I have rechecked the information. But I am glad that the issue was being discussed without the president’s involvement. Now I have asked for additional information and was told that Ukraine issued a negative response over the extradition and demanded additional evidence,” Agenda.ge cited Poroshenko as saying.
This came after Poroshenko’s statement yesterday in which he stressed Georgia had not asked Ukraine to extradite Saakashvili, the Georgian former President who faces several charges in Georgia.
Poroshenko stressed that the decision over Saakashvili’s extradition must be made by law enforcement agencies as this is a legal issue.
"If criminal activities are confirmed, of course, we will act appropriately,” Poroshenko stressed.
