KOBAKHIDZE AND NINUA v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 14929/09by Koba KOBAKHIDZE and Mamuka NINUAagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 11 October 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 26 December 2008,Having regard to the parties’ letters of 31 August and 9 September 2011 accepting a friendly settlement of the case,Having deliberated, decides as follows: THE FACTSThe applicants, Mr Koba Kobakhidze and Mr Mamuka Ninua, are Georgian nationals who were born in 1974 and 1978 respectively and are currently serving prison sentences. They were represented before the Court by Ms Ana Chapidze, a lawyer practising in Kutaisi. The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Levan Meskho …