According to the American expert-psychiatrist Eric David Goldsmith, the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, has rapidly progressing dementia. He stated this at the trial, where he testified on the report he prepared regarding Saakashvili's health.

"The evidence shows that he has memory loss. As with all dementia patients, he has an excellent memory for the past. When he was in school, when he was young, his career, but in relation to current events, he has a terrible memory. He has trouble learning new information. Before he had a sharp mind, quick thinking ability, but now his thinking ability is very slow and sometimes he is confused. His appearance is very damaged. He is untended. His nails are to be clipped. These are symptoms of dementia. It has weaknesses. It is difficult for him to get up from the chair. He has a problem with walking and has lost weight. There is a loss of sensation in relation to the toilet. He feels unpleasant sensations in his arms and legs.

It was very difficult for him to be transferred to the 18th institution, because he founded it during his presidency. He was threatened there. Mikheil Saakashvili also noted that prison employees and supervisors were not ready to help him. He could not sleep because the prisoners kept shouting at him. He has a high level of stress. It shows memory loss, confusion. These are symptoms of dementia and a rapidly progressive type of dementia.

As for your question of whether the heavy metal intoxication that the experts report has caused dementia, yes, that is correct. In contact with these metals, a person quickly develops memory problems and complications of his functions. This causes damage to the white matter of the prefrontal cortex of the brain. This was revealed by the radiological studies that were conducted. The exposure that happened to mercury and arsenic, and the damage that was caused, we call acquired dementia, which is different from typical Alzheimer's disease," Goldsmith said.

In addition, as Goldsmith noted at the court session, simulation on the part of Mikheil Saakashvili regarding his health is ruled out.

"I would like to say precisely that I rule out simulation from his side. Everything convinces me that Mikheil Saakashvili is really suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder," said Eric David Goldsmith.

*The quotes in the article have been double-translated from Georgian and wordings may be inaccurate.

source: IPN