The former president said these words to the prosecutor after Tkeshelashvili said that Saakashvili's motto was "more arrests, more bonuses".

Following a remark by the former president, the judge called on Saakashvili to "show more respect".

The trial over the embezzlement of budget funds has been going on for several minutes amid tension.

Lawyers are demanding the avoidance of two prosecutors in the case - Giorgi Mujiri and Archil Tkeshelashvili.