Georgia's opposition have been staging protests for months demanding fresh elections. TBLISI: Georgia on Monday released jailed opposition leader Nika Melia on bail posted by the European Union, in a move expected to defuse a political crisis in the Caucasus country.
The EU had on Saturday posted bail worth US$11,600 to allow for Melia's release, describing it as"an important step taken to end the political crisis in Georgia".Melia, 41, was arrested in February in a violent police raid on his party headquarters, sparking mass protests.His arrest followed a court order to place him in pre-trial detention after he refused to pay an increased bail fee ahead of hearings in a case related to anti-government demonstrations in 2019.
In March, Michel initiated inter-party talks that brought the Georgian government and several opposition parties to an agreement in April. Brussels also offered to post bail on Melia's behalf to have him released from custody before the amnesty bill is passed.The UNM had held out on joining April's EU-mediated deal that was signed by the ruling party and most opposition parties, saying it would consider doing so only once Melia was released from custody.
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