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Nika Melia to remain in custody, as per the decision of the Tbilisi City Court
By Veronika Malinboym
Wednesday, April 14
The leader of the opposition United National Movement party, Nika Melia, was refused bail earlier today, as per the decision of Judge Nino Chakhnashvili of the Tbilisi City Court.
During the court hearing on April 13, Nika Melia made a number of statements, including the one which led Judge Chakhnashvili to dismiss Nika Melia from the courtroom due to him calling her a slave [of the regime. Melia stated that conditions required to let him get out of the custody are unacceptable and humiliating: