Ukraine's human rights commissioner barred from visiting jailed Saakashvili

Ukrainian Ombudsperson Lyudmila Denisova has been barred from visiting former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in jail, Report informs.

On Tuesday, the Georgian Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze told a briefing that the Georgian legislation does not provide for such cases.

"The Georgian legislation does not allow the access of a human rights commissioner from Ukraine. There is no need for that. For this reason, the ombudsperson's access has been denied yet," Bregadze said.