President Zurabishvili Talks Georgia Crisis, Melia Detention

BBC’s Hardtalk aired early on March 10 an interview with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, in which she rebuffed allegations that post-election-crisis-hit Georgia is sliding into authoritarianism, following the detention of Nika Melia, the largest opposition party chair. She said “neither the timing nor the form probably was the best” for de-escalating the political tensions in the country, … https://civil.ge/archives/404700 #news #bbc #charles_michel #european_union_(eu) #georgian_president #governmentcrisis2021 #salome_zurabishvili