Georgia's former President Mikheil Saakashvili has been arrested on his return from exile.
The pro-Western Mr Saakashvili led the Caucasus country from 2004 to 2013 but was later convicted in absentia on corruption charges, which he denies.
On Friday he posted a video on Facebook saying he was back in Georgia ahead of local elections on Saturday.
Hours later, Georgia's prime minister announced the former president was in custody.
Initially the government denied that the 53-year-old had entered the country, but then Irakli Gharibashvili said "the third president of Georgia, the wanted Mikheil Saakashvili, has been arrested and sent to jail".
Footage broadcast on Georgian television showed the former president in handcuffs and smiling as officers led him away.
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