The Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine (HACU) has opened proceedings on a lawsuit lodged by leader of the Movement of New Forces party and former Odesa regional governor Mikheil Saakashvili against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to recognize as unlawful and repeal a decree stripping Saakashvili of Ukrainian citizenship.

"Finally, after three months of struggle... we managed to obtain documents on depriving me of citizenship and to file a suit on appealing against an illegal presidential decree. It is very symbolic that the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine scheduled a hearing on this case for November 22 – the Day of Dignity and Freedom," Saakashvili wrote on his Facebook page on Friday.

He said that the court session would be held at 8 Moskovska Street in Kyiv at 10.00 on November 22.

The politician also attached a photocopy of the relevant HACU ruing of November 2, which, in particular, says: "To open the proceedings in the administrative case on the suit of Mikheil Nikolozovich Saakashvili against President of Ukraine Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko on recognizing as unlawful and repealing a decree of the president of Ukraine No. 196/2017 of July 26, 2017."

This ruling is not subject to appeal.

As reported, in July 2017, Poroshenko stripped Saakashvili, who was abroad at that time, of his Ukrainian citizenship.

On September 10, Saakashvili broke through the Polish-Ukrainian border, surrounded by his supporters.

On October 25, Saakashvili stated that he had received documents from the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on depriving him of his citizenship and planned to appeal against this in court.