Ukrainian prosecutor general Yuri Lutsenko has accused former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili of plotting a coup in Ukraine and said Kiev has rejected his asylum request, opening the door to possible extradition to his homeland, Irish Times reported.
Mr Saakashvili has been a prominent figure in recent protests against Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and his government outside parliament in Kiev, but Mr Lutsenko claimed these were serving as cover for an attempt to seize power.
The ex-Georgian president denied that a ruling had been made on his asylum request, which he filed after forcing his way back into Ukraine last month, and said several Georgian associates in the country had been kidnapped and others deported in recent days.
“I want to say that Saakashvili, unfortunately, has crossed a red line. He is lying, he is provoking things with the aim of seizing power personally,” Mr Lutsenko said on Tuesday.
