KURKHULI v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 65103/10by Teimuraz KURKHULIagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 6 September 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 4 November 2010,Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government on 25 March 2011,Having regard to the applicant’s letter of 3 May 2011,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTSThe applicant, Mr Teimuraz Kurkhuli, is a Georgian national who was born in 1984. He was represented before the Court by Mr Davit Jinjolava, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi. The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Levan Meskhoradze of the Ministry of Justice.The facts of the case, as submitted by t …