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Georgia ex-President Saakashvili accused of 'coup plot'
Source: BBC
Georgia ex-President Saakashvili accused of 'coup plot'
30 October 2015 Europe
Georgia has launched a criminal investigation into the former President, Mikheil Saakashvili, who is accused of a coup plot.
In a leaked phone call between Mr Saakashvili and the head of an opposition TV channel he suggests using a "revolutionary scenario" and makes plans to provoke violent confrontation.
The former leader is already facing several criminal charges in Georgia.
The channel, Rustavi 2, is in a legal dispute over its ownership.
Critics of the government say the dispute is a politically motivated attempt to shut the influential TV station down, reports the BBC's Rayhan Demytrie in Tbilisi.
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30 October 2015 Europe
Georgia has launched a criminal investigation into the former President, Mikheil Saakashvili, who is accused of a coup plot.
In a leaked phone call between Mr Saakashvili and the head of an opposition TV channel he suggests using a "revolutionary scenario" and makes plans to provoke violent confrontation.
The former leader is already facing several criminal charges in Georgia.
The channel, Rustavi 2, is in a legal dispute over its ownership.
Critics of the government say the dispute is a politically motivated attempt to shut the influential TV station down, reports the BBC's Rayhan Demytrie in Tbilisi.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34682029