General Prosecutor’s Office – Nika Melia evaded responsibility to arrive at investigation body
General Prosecutor’s Office – Nika Melia evaded responsibility to arrive at investigation body

Nika Melia, MP of the National Movement Party evaded the responsibility to arrive at the investigation body – General Prosecutor’s Office said. The charges presented against the oppositional MP were introduced to Melia’s lawyer.

Prosecutor’s Office charged Nika Melia, a member of the National Movement, in connection with the June 20 developments in front of the parliament building at Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi on June 25.

“As far as you know, the Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation under Article 225 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, on charges of inciting and heading mass violence, or participating in it, during the June 20-21 rally in front of the Parliament of Georgia in Tbilisi.

Within the framework o the investigation, signs of crime have been identified in the actions of MP Nikanor Melia. He has been summoned to the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia to be formally charged,” the Prosecutor’s Office said.

Georgian lawmakers are discussing the issue of suspension of MP’s immunity to Nika Melia at the joint sitting of two parliamentary committees.