Nika Gvaramia was released after eight months in prison.

Nika Gvaramia, leader of the Coalition for Change, has left the Rustavi penitentiary after serving an eight-month sentence for failing to appear for a meeting of the temporary parliamentary investigative commission examining the "crimes of the Saakashvili regime" from 2003 to 2012.

As reported by Caucasian Knot, on February 10, the Tbilisi City Court accepted for consideration the so-called sabotage case brought against Mikheil Saakashvili, Nika Melia, Nika Gvaramia, Zurab Japaridze, Giorgi Vashadze, Badri Japaridze, Mamuka Khazaradze, and Elene Khoshtaria. Three of the defendants face up to 15 years in prison.

Today, Nika Gvaramia, leader of the Coalition for Change, left the Rustavi prison after eight months. Friends, relatives, and fellow party members waited outside the prison since eight o'clock this morning, the Batumelebi newspaper reported today.

Immediately after his release from prison, the politician made a statement and answered journalists' questions.

"I have mixed emotions. I'm glad to see everyone, especially my wife and children, but I'm uncomfortable that there are still people in prison. Not only in this prison, but also in the neighboring women's prison - there are a lot of people in the Gldani prison in Tbilisi, and Saba Skhvitaridze in Rustavi," he said. Gvaramia to journalists.

"Many people are in prison for fighting and loving their country. We should all know that without these people, it will be difficult, if not impossible, for us to win, so we must get them out of prison as soon as possible," the politician added.

According to Gvaramia, he intends to fight for Georgia's freedom and for EU membership, and when that happens, he wants to "live a normal life." "I also want to live a normal life, even if it's completely non-political, but only after this country is free, truly Georgian, and a member of the EU, so that we can all live happily in one country," he emphasized.

Nika Gvaramia also issued a statement regarding the "case of the persecution of eight opposition members" and the new charges brought against him. "I don't care why this accusation was brought against me. On the contrary, I'm telling you that I feel uncomfortable when Nika Melia, Murtaza Zodelava, Mikheil Saakashvili, Levan Khabeishvili, and Bacho Akhalaia were falsely accused," the politician said.

The founder of Main Channel drew attention to the need for a critical media outlet and also stated that the business sector "has abandoned its obligations to the country," according to the Pirveli TV channel.

"The government is to blame for everything, but frankly, our indifference is also to blame. Because we must help these media outlets. For me, the important task is not only the resumption of Main Channel, but I'm also talking about TV One, Kavkaz, and Formula. We must help these media outlets, including helping them economically," Nika concluded. Gvaramia.

In February 2025, a parliamentary commission began work in Georgia to study the "crimes of the regime" of Mikheil Saakashvili in 2003-2012. The commission intended to prove that the third president of Georgia initiated the "Five-Day War" in 2008.