Opposition Politician Nika Melia Gets Another ‘Contempt of Court’ Conviction

Jailed opposition politician Nika Melia received another conviction on August 6, as Tbilisi City Court Judge Nino Elieshvili found him guilty of “contempt of court,” involving the alleged “verbal assault” of Judge Tornike Kochkiani. Melia, co-chair of the opposition Ahali party and one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, has been in custody …

By Civil.ge