CHICHUA v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 1 December 2014 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 65150/14Davit CHICHUAagainst Georgialodged on 16 September 2014STATEMENT OF FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Davit Chichua, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1961 and lives in Tbilisi. He is represented before the Court by Ms A. Avaliani, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  Between 25 March and 14 December 2012 the applicant was placed in pre-trial detention in prison no. 8 establishment in Tbilisi. During this period, allegedly, he was repeatedly severely beaten by the prison staff.3.  On 23 September 2012 a criminal investigation into the alleged acts of the applicant’s beating was opened in the Gldani-Nadzaladevi Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Since then, the applicant was questioned twice by the investigation. In addition, several documents have been requested from different State agencies. According to the applicant, in spi …