SARIA v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONApplication no. 44984/07Gocha SARIAagainst Georgialodged on 21 September 2007 STATEMENT OF FACTSTHE FACTSThe applicant, Mr Gocha Saria, is a Georgian national who was born in 1966 and lives in Zugdidi. He is represented before the Court by Mr Jason Beselia, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows.A.  The circumstances of the caseOn 7 November 2003 a group of at least four armed men, three of whom were wearing masks, opened fire at a peaceful anti-government rally in the city of Zugdidi. At least four people were injured as a result.On 7 March 2004 several police officers reported in writing to the Zugdidi police that they had seen the applicant among those who attacked the rally on 7 November 2003.On 16 August 2005 the applicant was arrested on suspicion of drug possession. According to the record of h …