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Head of Georgia’s Main Opposition Party Arrested by Authorities
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 31
UNM chairperson Nikanor Melia, speaking at party headquarters (Source: Getty Images)
On the evening of February 23, Georgia’s opposition parties launched an open-ended rally on Rustaveli Avenue, where all the important events in the country’s modern history have taken place. The opposition seeks to thwart the latest series of what they regard as anti-democratic actions by the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party (Interpressnews, February 24).
That morning, special units of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, with the support of municipal police, broke into the main office of the United National Movement (UNM) and detained the party’s chairperson, Nikanor Melia. His arrest was accompanied by clashes inside the party headquarters between interior ministry officers and opposition supporters, with several people injured. A little later, GD chairperson Ira
23 Feb in 15:40
Twenty-one people were detained earlier today when special unit servicemen stormed the United National Movement office to arrest party chair Nika Melia, announces Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
One of the leaders of the UNM Giorgi Baramidze is also among the detainees.
In addition 17 citizens were given first aid and two of them were taken to a clinic.
One hospitalised patient has already left the clinic and one other will leave the medical facility later today, announced the Ministry of Health of Georgia.
Police used tear gas in the room where Melia was gathered with his supporters, however before starting the special operation they evacuated the UNM office, where party leaders and opposition parties representatives had been protecting Melia for several days.
18 Feb in 14:00
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that they have postponed the detention of opposition MP and the head of the United National Movement Nika Melia following the recent resignation of Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
Gakharia stated earlier today that he resigned because he failed to make an agreement with the ruling Georgian Georgian Dream party over Melia’s issue.
Tbilisi City Court ruled yesterday that Melia be remanded into custody for failure to post bail, per the request of the country’s Prosecutor’s Office.
Parliament suspended the MP status of Melia on February 16, allowing the prosecution to demand his arrest claiming the latter has not posted bail for his release in a case that dates back to the June 2019 protests.
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