Mikheil Saakashvili, the jailed former president of Georgia, appeared in court via video link on Wednesday to show how much weight he had lost while incarcerated, as associates renewed calls for him to be freed for urgent medical treatment.
Saakashvili, 55, was sent to prison in 2021 for six years on charges of abusing his power while president of the small ex-Soviet state, a charge he says was politically motivated.
