On July 14, the Special Penitentiary Service issued a statement in response to the event and video evidence revealing an episode involving Polish doctors who had visited former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. The report claimed that one doctor attempted to sneakily remove a sample of Saakashvili by wrapping it in paper and placing it in his shoe. The Special Penitentiary Service stated: "It should be noted that the aforementioned action of the doctor adds more ambiguity to the behavior inconsistent with medical ethical and legal norms since the service itself gave them [the doctors] the right to take the sample officially."

Justice Minister Rati Bregadze requested that the Foreign Ministry seek the Polish Embassy for an official explanation of the situation. According to Rati Bregadze, the Polish doctor had acknowledged putting a sample in a sock and attempting to take it with him in this way. 

On July 17, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Mariusz Pietrzak, the temporary Polish Ambassador to Georgia. According to the Foreign Ministry, the state's goal in making the public aware of Mikheil Saakashvili's health condition was communicated to the Polish envoy at the meeting. As a result, it was stated several times that the family may request that international physicians see Saakashvili. With the assistance of the Polish Embassy, this request had been fulfilled, and Polish physicians were invited. The Georgian side noted that the doctor's behavior in the Polish medical mission caused misunderstanding and concern and damaged the credibility of the process.