TCHANTURIA v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 2225/08by Tamaz TCHANTURIAagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 18 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 16 November 2007,Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,Having deliberated, decides as follows:PROCEDUREThe applicant, Mr Tamaz Tchanturia, is a Georgian national who was born in 1951 and is currently serving a prison sentence. He was represented before the Court by Ms Lili Mskhiladze, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi. The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Levan Meskhoradze of the Ministry of Justice.On 25 May 2011 the Court gave notice to the Government of t …