"I'm not going to be in the same space with an abuser" | Nika Melia left the mayoral candidates' debate

Nika Melia, the general opposition candidate for mayor in Tbilisi, left the debate on mayoral candidates on the public broadcaster in protest. According to Nika Melia, the format does not contribute to the real debate between the candidates.

First, I came here to personally tell the Secretary General of the Georgian Dream about what immorally violent and corrupt people are actually in power today. I came to tell you that these people are not ashamed of anything, they are abusing civilians, they are abusing them day and night, and this person who is here today, extremely corrupt and a protector of criminals, is doing this - today we all know very well what they did in Dmanisi. This is a man who must be defeated by the Georgian people.

"I am not going to be in one space with a violent, corrupt, subversive person who runs criminals," Nika Melia said.