Georgia: Police Detain Top Opposition Leader

Already days ago, Nika Melija said he expected his arrest. He was accused of insulting law enforcement authorities because he refused to testify to a parliamentary commission.

'He was kidnapped' — Georgian opposition leader detained as ruling party continues crackdown on dissent

Leader of the Georgian opposition party "Coalition for Change," Nika Melia, was detained by authorities on May 29, NewsGeorgia reported, citing Melia's associates.Melia is being investigated for refusing to testify before a parliamentary committee probing former President Mikheil Saakashvili's time in power.The opposition leader was arrested just before he was scheduled to appear on a television show, Melia's associates said."I do not know what …

Georgia: Police detain top opposition leader

Nika Melia, a key figure in Georgia's largest opposition group Coalition for Change, has been arrested, his party said. The government has been clamping down on dissent in recent months.

Nika Melia is one of the leaders of the resistance against the increasingly authoritarian rule of the Georgian Dream party.

Second Georgian opposition politician detained, his party says

Police in Georgia have detained an opposition politician, his party said on Thursday, the second such detention in a little more than a week of figures denouncing government policies bringing the country closer to Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The opposition was detained on the evening of 29 May in Tbilisi on the way to the podcast, where the lawyer called the incident a kidnapping.