My absolutely firm position is that the enforcement of justice against one person, if it endangers the health of our citizens, if it creates a chance for political escalation, is unacceptable. Such a statement made today Giorgi Gakharia during a briefing concerning the case of Nika Melia.

“Nika Melia is a person who has never respected the law. He is a person who called on our citizens to storm the Parliament on June 20. Melia was one of the organizers of the invasion of Parliament.

But in spite of everything, my absolutely firm position is that the enforcement of justice against one person, if it endangers the health of our citizens, if it creates a chance for political escalation, is unacceptable.

Today, especially when there is political tension and polarization in our country, it creates risks for the development of the country, its security and future.

Unfortunately, I could not reach a consensus with my team on this issue, so I decided to resign. I want to believe that this step will help reduce polarization in the political space of our country, because I am convinced that polarization and confrontation are the biggest risk to the future and economic development of our country”, - added Giorgi Gakharia.