KARSELADZE v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 25391/08Teimuraz KARSELADZEagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 10 January 2012 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 19 May 2008,Having regard to the applicant’s letter of 7 November 2011 and the Government’s comments of 23 November 2011,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTSThe applicant, Mr Teimuraz Karseladze, is a Georgian national who was born in 1962. He was represented before the Court by Ms Vanda Jijelava, 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 the parties, may be summarised as follows …