Georgia court orders release of opposition leader |

Nika Melia, chairman of the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party, who is accused of inciting violence at street protests in June 2019, attends a court hearing in Tbilisi, Georgia April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

A court in Georgia on Monday ordered the release of jailed opposition leader Nika Melia on bail that the EU posted over the weekend to defuse a political crisis in the Caucasus country, his lawyer said.

The release of Melia — the chairman of Georgia’s main opposition force, the United National Movement (UNM) — was part of an agreement the…