GORGADZE v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 57990/10Merab GORGADZEagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 2 September 2014 as a Chamber composed of: Ineta Ziemele, President, George Nicolaou, Ledi Bianku, Nona Tsotsoria, Zdravka Kalaydjieva, Krzysztof Wojtyczek, Faris Vehabović, judges,and Françoise Elens-Passos, Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 10 September 2010,Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicant,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Merab Gorgadze, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1977 and lives in Batumi. He was represented before the Court by Mr L. Mamuladze, a lawyer practising in Batumi. The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr L. Meskhoradze of t …