Nika Melia used to be a political prisoner, today he is a political hostage

According to Dito Sadzaglishvili, the lawyer of Nika Melia, the Chairman of the United National Movement, today he is a political captive who will be used by the government for trade.

"We have not actually heard any arguments about leaving Melia in custody, which is logical, because it is impossible to justify this decision. While the prosecution says that detention is not the only, non-alternative means and in case of some willingness they agree to replace it with bail, this means that in such a case the court simply has no choice under the law other than to release the person. If Nika Melia was a political prisoner up to now, today he is a political captive, which the government will use to trade in political negotiations " said Dito Sadzaglishvili