EU posts bail to free jailed Georgia opposition leader
The European Union said it had posted bail for Georgia’s jailed opposition leader, Nika Melia, paving the way for his release and ending a protracted political crisis in the Caucasus country.“today, a bail worth 40,000 GEL ($11,600) was posted in order to allow for Mr. Melia’s release from pre-trial detention,” the EU delegation to Georgia said, terming it “an important step taken to end the political crisis in Georgia”. Melia, the chairman of Georgia’s main opposition force, was arrested in February in a violent police raid on his party headquarters, sparking condemnation from the West. —