“…for Nika Melia is not justice, but the continuation of political persecution”—this is how Irakli Kupradze, one of the leaders of Strong Georgia – Lelo, described the guilty verdict handed down in the contempt of court case against Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change.
According to him, the authorities are using the court as a punitive tool against opponents and believe that imprisonment will intimidate free people and force them to give up their struggle.
“Another sentence for Nika Melia is not justice, but the continuation of political persecution.
The authorities are using the court as a punitive tool against political opponents, believing that prison will intimidate free people and force them to stop their struggle.
You will not intimidate us!
Solidarity with Nika Melia—a political prisoner whose freedom was stripped away for his political struggle and defiance of the regime.
Freedom for Nika Melia! Freedom for all political prisoners!” wrote Irakli Kupradze.
For context: today, a court found one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to one year and six months of imprisonment. Nika Melia was accused of verbally abusing Tornike Kochkiani, a judge of the Administrative Cases Panel.