Authorities tried to arrest Mikheil Saakashvili at his home in the capital, Kiev, on Tuesday but he escaped with help from supporters. Mr Saakashvili and his backers camped out outside parliament, demanding the resignation of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Mr Saakashvili addressed the crowd outside parliament, called the Supreme Rada, on Wednesday, saying that prosecutors are welcome to see him there but he will not turn himself in. There were about 100 protesters outside the Supreme Rada late on Wednesday morning. Mr Saakashvili has won broad popularity in Ukraine with his fiery campaign against official corruption, riding a wave of public frustration over Mr Poroshenko’s failure to tackle it.

Source: Evening echo December 06, 2017 09:33 UTC