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2021-02-23 08:05:57 GMT2021-02-23 16:05:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TBILISI, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) Georgian police detained the leader of the opposition party United National Movement at the request of the Tbilisi City Court on Tuesday.
Georgia s Ministry of Internal Affairs said in an announcement that the arrest of the party s Chairman Nika Melia abides by a decision by the Tbilisi City Court on Feb. 17.
The ministry called on political parties and their supporters to protest in a peaceful manner, refrain from violent actions and not to obstruct the representatives of the police in the execution of the court decision.
Melia was detained at the party s headquarters in Tbilisi. Before the operation, police evacuated the building, where opposition party supporters had been defending Melia for several days.
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