Ukrainian Border control authorities have formally served notice on Mikheil Saakashvili charging him with illegal entry into Ukraine on Sunday. <br /><br />The Georgian ex-president and one-time regional governor in Ukraine said he was swept over the border into Ukraine by crowds, angry that the crossing was closed.<br /><br />He claimed the authorities were heavy-handed. <br /><br />He said: “It was an extremely irresponsible action. Instead of letting me in, taking my passport, they are not letting me in and suggesting I go through all these procedures. They were afraid to let me into the Ukrainian territory.”<br /><br />On Sunday there were scuffles at the Ukrainian border between Mr Saakashvili’s supporters and border officials. <br /><br />Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Mikheil Saakashvili faced “serious” criminal charges for crossing the border and said it was “an attack on the state’s basic institutions.” <br /><br />Mr Saakashvili was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship in July, by President Petro Poroshenko after disagreements about proposed reforms. <br /><br />He is currently wanted in Georgia on allegations of corruption and abuse of power but claims that the UNHCR recognises him as being “stateless.”<br />
