Hundreds turned out to central Tbilisi today (February 23) after opposition leader Nika Melia was forcefully arrested and frogmarched from his party headquarters by police.

Drone footage shows the scale of the protest as hundreds gather and rally outside the Governmental Administration building in the city as they chanted the national anthem.

Opposition leaders say they have two main demands, which are the release of Nika Melia and early elections.

They are expected to announce the future plans of the opposition at today's rally.

A protest rally is being organized by opposition parties in front of the governmental administration. The organizers opened the rally with the Georgian national anthem.

Opposition leaders say they have two main demands - release of Nika Melia and early elections. According to them, they will announce the future plans of the opposition at today's rally.

Civil activists also joined the ongoing rally.

Law enforcers are mobilized nearby the rally.

Nika Melia was arrested at the party headquarters today. The special operation started at dawn. Before arrest, the law enforcers sprayed the so-called pepper spray in the room and evacuated the party office, where party leaders, as well as representatives of other opposition parties had been defending Melia for several days.