Georgian Dream supported General Prosecutors' motion to apply to the court to use detention as a measure of restraint against the chairperson of the National Movement and lift the parliamentary immunity for Nika Melia at the plenary session with 88 votes for, and two against.
Only Georgian Dream MPs were in favor of lifting Melia's immunity. The small part of the opposition that entered the Parliament did not support it, particularly the party "Citizens" and "European Socialists."
At the joint sitting of the Committees on Procedural and Legal Affairs, where the Prosecutor General Amiran Guluashvili introduced the motion and arguments to the Committee members, the majority unanimously supported the consent of the Investigative Agency. One of the leaders of the "Citizens," Levan Ioseliani, voted against it.
A case was launched against Nika Melia on June 20, 2019, for leading and participating in group violence near the Parliament building.
According to the Tbilisi City Court decision of June 27, 2019, he was sentenced to the bail of GEL 30 000 as a measure of restraint.
The restraint measure due to non-fulfillment of the bail conditions was tightened, and the bail got increased by GEL 40 000.
Nika Melia was summoned to the Prosecutor's Office, but he did not show up.
On the same day, the Prosecutor's office gave Nika Melia an additional one week to comply with the bail conditions.
According to the agency, in case of non-payment, the Prosecutor's office will apply to the court for his detention.
