Nine members of the Georgian Parliament from the United National Movement Party have gone on a hunger strike to support former President Mikheil Saakashvili, David Kirkitadze, one of the party's leaders, said at a special briefing.
Kirkitadze said that Saakashvili, who has been on hunger strike for 45 days, is not receiving the necessary medical care.
MPs on hunger strike demanded that the ex-president be transferred to a civilian clinic.
Besides Kirkitadze, Akaki Minashvili, Temur Janashia, Bachuki Kardava, Nika Machutadze, Giorgi Godabrelidze, Sulkhan Sibashvili, Levan Bejashvili and Abdulla Ismayilov also went on hunger strike.
