BOKHONKO v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 19 March 2015 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 6739/11Orest BOKHONKOagainst Georgialodged on 20 January 2011STATEMENT OF FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Orest Bokhonko, is a Ukrainian national, who was born in Ukraine and is currently serving a prison sentence in Georgia. He is represented before the Court by Ms A. Avaliani, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.A.  The circumstances of the case2.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows.1.  The applicant’s alleged ill-treatment during his arrest and body search3.  On 27 September 2008 the applicant, a citizen of Ukraine, took a flight from Kiev to Tbilisi. Upon his arrival at Tbilisi International Airport he was arrested on suspicion of possessing and transporting drugs. The personal search of the applicant as well as the subsequent search of his personal belongings did not reveal any unlawful …