Chairman of Parliament: Nika Melia is a moderately intelligent political criminal

''Nika Melia is a moderately intelligent political criminal,'' Chairperson of the Georgian Dream Irakli Kobakhidze replied to a journalist's question if Nika Melia is a hero.

''His likening to Nelson Mandela, among other things, is ridiculous, and I cannot make a serious comment on this.

Everyone is perfectly aware that Nika Melia is a moderately intelligent political criminal, who should not even be in politics,'' Irakli Kobakhidze declared.