KOPADZE v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 58228/09Emzar Kopadze against GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 10 March 2015 as a Committee composed of: George Nicolaou, President, Nona Tsotsoria, Krzysztof Wojtyczek, judges,and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 9 October 2009,Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,Having deliberated, decides as follows:FACTS AND PROCEDURE1.  The applicant, Mr Emzar Kopadze born in 1980, is a Georgian national and is currently serving a sentence in prison no. 6 in Rustavi. He was represented before the Court by Mr B. Botchorishvili and Mr I. Khatiashvili, lawyers practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr. L. Meskhoradze, of the Ministry of Justice.3.  The case mainly …