SARIA v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 44984/07Gocha SARIAagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 11 September 2012 as a Committee composed of: Ján Šikuta, President, Ineta Ziemele, Nona Tsotsoria, judges,and Marialena Tsirli, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 21 September 2007,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE 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 Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Levan Meskhoradze of the Ministry of Justice.On 19 January 2012 the Court gave notice to the Government of the applicant’s complaints under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention concerning the alleged unfairness of the criminal …