OGBAIDZE AND OTHERS v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 3 September 2015 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 36298/12Giorgi OGBAIDZE and othersagainst Georgialodged on 8 June 2012STATEMENT OF FACTS1.  A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. They are all Georgian nationals and are represented before the Court by Mr N. Kvaratskhelia and Ms T. Gabiani, lawyers practising in Tbilisi.2.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows.3.  On 25 May 2011 hundreds of opposition supporters, including the eleven applicants, gathered in front of the Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue. The authorities warned protesters that they would break up the demonstration in order to make way for the planned Independence Day military parade on Rustaveli Avenue on the following day.4.  The protesters had a permit to hold a rally on 25 May that expired at midnight, and opposition leaders stated that the …