TSIKLAURI v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 17775/09Merab TSIKLAURIagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 6 May 2014 as a Committee composed of: George Nicolaou, President, Ledi Bianku, Nona Tsotsoria, judges,and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 6 February 2009,Having regard to the declaration submitted by the respondent Government on 14 February 2014 requesting the Court to strike the application out of the list of cases and the applicant’s reply to that declaration,Having deliberated, decides as follows:FACTS AND PROCEDURE1.  The applicant, Mr Merab Tsiklauri, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1969 and lives in Tbilisi. He was represented before the Court by Mr V. Talakvadze and Ms I. Maglakelidze, lawyers practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by …