<p>Ukrainian opposition figure Mikheil Saakashvili was set free by a district court on Monday, December 12, following his arrest a week earlier for allegedly trying to topple the country’s president.</p><p>The former Georgian president was released after a judge turned down the prosecutors’ request to place him under house arrest, according to Reuters</a>. He left the court greeted by a crowd of supporters and journalists gathered outside, giving a speech before marching with them</a> to his house two blocks away.</p><p>Authorities arrested Saakashvili on Friday on claims of “alleged criminal conspiracy”, Kyiv Post</a> reported. Over the weekend and on Monday, supporters rallied across Kiev</a> to demand his release and for the impeachment of president Petro Poroshenko, whom Saakashvili has accused of widespread corruption.</p><p>The video shows supporters gathered outside the court house and marching with Saakashvili, stopping midway as he gave a speech. Credit: Yuriy Derevyanko via Storyful</p><br />
