TCHAGHIASHVILI v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONApplication no. 19312/07Akaki TCHAGHIASHVILIagainst Georgialodged on 30 March 2007STATEMENT OF FACTS 1.  The applicant, Mr Akaki Tchaghiashvili, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1962 and lives in Tbilisi. He is represented before the Court by Mrs Lia Mukhashavria and Mr Vakhtang Vakhtangidze, lawyers practising in Tbilisi.A.  The circumstances of the case2.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows.1.  Background3.  On 18 June 1989 the applicant, an engineering student who was also employed at the railway factory in Tbilisi, attempted to board a train in Zestafoni, Georgia. In an attempt to prevent him from boarding, the conductor kicked, punched and pushed him away. As a result, the applicant fell under the train, which had gathered speed. Both his legs were amputated at ankle level, and as a result he had to give up his studie …