O.K. v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 20 March 2014 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 44851/09O.K. against Georgialodged on 4 August 2009STATEMENT OF FACTS 1.  The applicant, Ms O.K., is a Ukrainian national, who was born in 1974 and currently lives in Birkirkara, Malta.A.  The circumstances of the case2.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows.1. Background3.  The applicant, who was living at that time in Poti, Georgia, was in a relationship with a married Georgian national, Mr T.V., from 1995 until 1999. She became pregnant as a result of that relation and on 15 January 1997 gave birth to a daughter.4.  The subsequent events are a matter of controversy between the applicant’s version and that which follows from certain documents and a video recording available in the case file.5.  Thus, according to the applicant’s assertions, Mr T.V. forcefully removed the new-born b …