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The ex-president of Georgia, Odessa former governor and now opposition leader has called on his supporters to topple the current Ukrainian leader and his “gang.” Earlier, protesters freed the politician from the police van taking him in for questioning, Russia Today reported.

According to the source, Saakashvili’s supporters broke the rear door of the van he was being transported in. The protesters took Saakashvili to a nearby church, where he addressed the crowd. The opposition leader called on the protesters to take to the infamous Maidan Square and topple incumbent Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko and his “gang.”

Earlier in the morning, the special forces took the politician from the roof of his house where he climbed while trying to hide from the law enforcement agents who conducted a raid of his house.

The SBU later issued a statement saying that Saakashvili was charged with "complicity with members of criminal organizations and concealing their activity by providing premises and by other means." If found guilty, Saakashvili faces up to five years in jail.