ALDE Vice-President: I am deeply concerned about the ongoing repressions in Georgia linked to the arrest of Nika Melia

I am deeply concerned about the ongoing repressions in Georgia linked to the arrest of Nika Melia, a leader of the “Coalition for Change”,” wrote Romanian MEP and Vice-President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), Dan Barna, on the social media platform X.­

According to him, they condemn the actions of the Georgian government, which undermine democratic values and the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of the Georgian people.

“This is a pattern of intimidating opposition voices. We condemn these actions by the Georgian government, which undermine democratic values and the Euro-Atlantic aspirations of the Georgian people. We stand with the brave Georgian people who are resisting the drift away from democracy and the growing Russian influence,” the MEP wrote.