KHVEDELIDZE v. GEORGIA

THIRD SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 23920/07Gagi KHVEDELIDZEagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 17 September 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 31 May 2007,Having deliberated, decides as follows:FACTS AND PROCEDURE1.  The applicant, Mr Gagi Khvedelidze, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1971 and lives in Tbilisi. He was represented before the Court by Mr Murman Isaev, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Levan Meskhoradze of the Ministry of Justice.3.  On 1 April 2010 the Court gave notice to the Government, under Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention, of the applicant’s complaints about the alleged absen …