Another verdict against Nika Melia is not justice, but a continuation of political revenge, - this is how Irakli Kupradze, one of the leaders of Strong Georgia - Lelo, assesses the guilty verdict against Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, in the contempt of court case.

According to him, the government is using the court as a tool to punish its opponents and thinks that by imprisoning free people, it will intimidate them and make them stop their struggle.

“Another verdict against Nika Melia is not justice, but a continuation of political revenge.

The government is using the court as a tool to punish political opponents and thinks that imprisonment will intimidate free people and make them stop their struggle.

You can’t intimidate them!

Solidarity with Nika Melia - a political prisoner who has been deprived of his freedom due to his political struggle and disobedience to the regime.

Freedom to Nika Melia! Freedom to all political prisoners!” - writes Irakli Kupradze.

For information, the court found one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, guilty of contempt of court today and sentenced him to 1 year and 6 months in prison. Nika Melia was accused of verbally insulting Tornike Kochkiani, a judge of the Administrative Cases Board.