SUBARI AND KOBIDZE v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplications nos. 37678/10 and 37789/10Sozar SUBARI against Georgiaand Shio KOBIDZE against GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 27 May 2014 as a Committee composed of: Päivi Hirvelä, President, Nona Tsotsoria, Faris Vehabović, judges,and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above applications lodged on 7 June 2010,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTS1.  The applicant in the first case, Mr Sozar Subari, was born in 1964 (“the first applicant”). He held the post of Human Rights Defender of Georgia at the material time of the events described below. The applicant in the second case, Mr Shio Kobidze, was born in 1971 (“the second applicant”). Both applicants are Georgian nationals, live in Tbilisi and were represented before the Court by Ms Lia Mukhashavria and Mr Nika Kvaratskhelia, lawyers at Human R …