Drone Footage Shows Saakashvili Supporters Freeing Him From Van After Arrest

The Security Service of Ukraine said on Tuesday, December 5, it detained Georgia’s former president, Mikheil Saakashvili, for “promoting a criminal organization, according to Hromadske.

The dramatic moment of Saakashvili’s rooftop arrest was captured on video, and clashes between his supporters and police later took place near the scene of the arrest. Later, Saakashvili’s supporters intervened to free him, as seen in this footage, and he then gave an impromptu address outside Ukraine’s parliament. Credit: YouTube/RFE/RL via Storyful