BAKRADZE AND OTHERS v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 1700/08Aleksi BAKRADZE against Georgia and 2 other applications (see list appended)The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 8 January 2013 as a Chamber composed of: Josep Casadevall, President, Alvina Gyulumyan, Corneliu Bîrsan, Ján Šikuta, Luis López Guerra, Nona Tsotsoria, Johannes Silvis, judges,and Marialena Tsirli, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above applications lodged on 5 December 2007, 28 April and 19 November 2008,Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicants,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTS1.  A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Levan Meskhoradze, of the Ministry of Justice.3.  The facts of the cases, as su …