A security officer guards a prison in Tbilisi, Georgia. Merabishvili, who headed the government of former pro-Western president Mikheil Saakashvili, has been released after spending almost seven years in prison on several charges including public funds embezzlement, abuse of office and organizing to have then-Georgian parliament member physically beaten

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Supporters of former prime minister Vano Merabishvili walks to meet him leaving a prison in Tbilisi, Georgia. Merabishvili, who headed the government of former pro-Western president Mikheil Saakashvili, spent almost seven years in prison on several charges including public funds embezzlement, abuse of office and organizing to have then-Georgian parliament member physically beaten.

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Former prime minister Vano Merabishvili speaks to the media surrounded by his supporters after leaving a prison in Tbilisi, Georgia. Merabishvili, who headed the government of former pro-Western president Mikheil Saakashvili, spent almost seven years in prison on several charges including public funds embezzlement, abuse of office and organizing to have then-Georgian parliament member physically beaten.

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Former prime minister Vano Merabishvili waves to his supporters as he leaves a prison in Tbilisi, Georgia. Merabishvili, who headed the government of former pro-Western president Mikheil Saakashvili, spent almost seven years in prison on several charges including public funds embezzlement, abuse of office and organizing to have then-Georgian parliament member physically beaten.

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Former prime minister Vano Merabishvili waves to his supporters as he leaves a prison in Tbilisi, Georgia. Merabishvili, who headed the government of former pro-Western president Mikheil Saakashvili, spent almost seven years in prison on several charges including public funds embezzlement, abuse of office and organizing to have then-Georgian parliament member physically beaten.

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Former prime minister Vano Merabishvili waves to his supporters as he leaves a prison in Tbilisi, Georgia. Merabishvili, who headed the government of former pro-Western president Mikheil Saakashvili, spent almost seven years in prison on several charges including public funds embezzlement, abuse of office and organizing to have then-Georgian parliament member physically beaten.

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