Nika Melia, leased of the Coalition For Change, has been sentenced to imprisonment as a preventive measure on charges of contempt of court for splashing water at Judge Irakli Shvangiradze.

As Prosecutors say, Melia also "verbally insulted the judge after being removed from the courtroom".

Contempt of court, manifested in insulting a judge, is a criminal offense. Melia could face up to two years in prison.

During the May 30 hearing, Melia appeared in court for his case involving his refusal to appear before the parliamentary temporary investigative commission. He had not paid the bail for noncompliance. Melia was arrested the day before the court hearing. During the court session, he splashed water from a bottle at him in protest.