Opposition leader arrested in Georgia

Jamila Babayeva
Author

23, February 2021 / 05:15

Georgian opposition United National Movement Party (UMP) leader Nika Melia has been detained.

According to Report's local bureau, the police entered the UMP head office to arrest him.

The party's supporters tried to resist law enforcement officers. Melia was removed from the area by a police car.

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