The release of Nika Melia marks the beginning of an important new phase in the fight of the Georgian people, - this is how former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili responds to the release of the leader of the "National Movement".

According to Saakashvili, he admires Melia's principledness and steadfastness.

"I welcome the release of Nika Melia from illegal detention. I admire his principledness and steadfastness. I think that his release marks the beginning of an important new phase in the fight of the Georgian people", - Saakashvili wrote on the social network.