KARAKHMAZLI v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 49627/09Vilaiat KARAKHMAZLIagainst 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 4 September 2009,Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government,Having deliberated, decides as follows:FACTS AND PROCEDUREThe applicant, Mr Vilaiat Karakhmazli, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1944 and lives in Marneuli. He was represented before the Court by Ms Nunu Chocheli, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi. The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Levan Meskhoradze of the Ministry of Justice.On 22 November 2011 the Court gave notice to the Government of the applicant’s comp …