Former United States Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly has responded to the UNM head Nika Melia's case on social media.
"The growing specter of one-party rule haunts Georgia,“ Ian Kelly tweeted.
Later the former ambassador retweeted as follows:
"Priority should be placed on seating a parliament that represents the will of the Georgian people. Govt should ask itself if this move advances that goal.“
The parliament has stripped the UNM head of immunity. The representatives of the majority approved the decision unanimously, with a Citizen party leader Levan Ioseliani only voting against it.
The Tbilisi City Court imposed GEL 30,000 bail upon Melia as a measure of restraint on 27 June 2019. He was charged with committing a violent crime aiming to disrupt public order. The bail was increased to GEL 40,000 later, as Nika Melia refused to pay the already set amount.
The UNM head was summoned to the Office of the Prosecutor, but he refused to comply with the order. Melia was given a week to post the bail. If he refuses again, the motion seeking to send him to jail will be filed.
