In a strongly worded social media post, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili denounced the parliamentary commission investigating the 2008 war as an “internationally sanctioned treason commission,” claiming its purpose is to “complete the operation of [his] destruction.”

Saakashvili alleged that he has endured years of persecution, including torture in prison and poisoning, and asserted the commission’s conclusions were “crafted in Lubyanka,” referring to the Russian FSB headquarters, to falsely shift blame for the 2008 war from Russia onto Georgia.

He accused Bidzina Ivanishvili, the ruling Georgian Dream party founder, of serving Russian interests, claiming he came to power through a “hybrid special operation” funded by $2.5 billion from Moscow in 2012. Saakashvili said Ivanishvili’s government has “revived crime and corruption,” undermining Georgia’s democratic progress since the Rose Revolution.

The former president also linked his political persecution to a broader warning from Russia aimed at Ukraine’s leadership, calling himself a “central figure in Ukrainian politics” and a proud Ukrainian citizen.

“They want to erase our historical memory, destroy the legacy of the Rose Revolution, and crush the Georgian people’s love of freedom,” Saakashvili wrote.

He recalled refusing to flee in 2008 despite death threats, saying he instead rallied national and international support to defend Georgia’s statehood. Today, he urged unity and resistance against what he described as a regime of “terrorist methods” imprisoning political leaders.

“We must free our homeland from the hands of the occupier and his hirelings... Glory to Georgia! Glory to freedom! Слава Україні!” he concluded.