The Georgian police on Friday detained another opposition leader within days as protests continue in the South Caucasus country against the ruling Georgian Dream Party.
Lawyers For Nika Melia, one of the figures to change for Georgia’s Pro-Western alliance, said that her car was stopped by the police on Thursday. Shortly thereafter, he was bundled by a large group of people in civil clothing.
According to the Interior Ministry of Georgia, Melia has been detained for verbally insulting the Law Enforcement Officer.
Arrest, a week after the nudes, the supporter-west, another leader of the generous alliance of the parties, who supports European Union Want to integrate and restore democratic standards.
Japaridaze, who is the head of the Girchi – Peacock Freedom Party, was detained on 22 May, investigating the alleged wrongdoing by the former President’s government after refusing to appear before a parliamentary commission. Mikhehil Sashwili,
Opposition politicians have refused to attend the hearing of the Commission, saying that they are politically motivated by Georgian dreams, which harm the opposition, especially to damage the United National Movement Party of Sakshwili.
The former president of the Ahali Party’s Melia and the United National Movement Party of Sakshwili were detained on the eve of a scheduled court hearing to fail to testify.
Japaridaze and seven other opposition politicians, including Melia, who did not join the Commission, are expected to appear before a court in the coming days. If the Parliamentary Search is found guilty of failing to follow the Commission, they have to face up to a year in jail.
Meanwhile, the protesters continue to gather in the Georgian capital. TabilisiDemand for new elections and release of dissidents. The protest of the night began on 28 November, when Prime Minister Iraqali Kobkhidz stopped the country’s European Union integration process.
Georgia has seen widespread political unrest on 26 October since the final parliamentary elections of the country, which was won by the Georgian dream. The protesters and the opposition of the country declared the results as an illegitimate amid allegations of vote-waiting by Russia, helping weeks of protests across the country.
At the time, opposition leaders vowed to boycott the sessions of Parliament until a new parliamentary election was held under international supervision and the alleged ballot was examined.
Georgian Dream has seen widespread condemnation on rough handling of protesters by European leaders and international rights groups and alleged democratic backsliding.
