Former Georgian President Saakashvili Detained in Kiev

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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Tuesday, December 5, that it had detained Georgia’s former president Mikhail Saakashvili for, according to Hromadske, “promoting a criminal organization.”

The dramatic moment of Saakashvili’s rooftop arrest was captured on video, and clashes between his supporters and police later took place near the scene of the arrest. Credit: Facebook/Vilne TV via Storyful