EDUARD KAKABADZE v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 7791/08by Eduard KAKABADZEagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 8 March 2011 as a Committee composed of: Alvina Gyulumyan, President, Luis López Guerra, Nona Tsotsoria, judges,and Marialena Tsirli, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 10 December 2007,Having regard to the parties’ observations on the admissibility and merits of the application,Having regard to the applicant’s letter of 22 December 2010 and to the respondent Government’s comments of 26 January 2011,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTSThe applicant, Mr Eduard Kakabadze, is a Georgian national who was born in 1952 and lives in Tbilisi. He was represented before the Court by Ms Lia Mukhashavria, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi. The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, …