TCHANTURIA v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 50817/06Samson TCHANTURIAagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 12 March 2013 as a Committee composed of: Luis López Guerra, President, Nona Tsotsoria, Valeriu Griţco, judges,and Marialena Tsirli, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 8 November 2006,Having regard to the Government’s observations,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTSThe applicant, Mr Samson Tchanturia, a Georgian national, was born in 1955 and lived in Abasha. He was represented before the Court by Mr G. Turazashvili, 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 2012 the Court gave notice to the Government of the applicant’s complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning t …