FOMKIN v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 21004/02Nikolay FOMKINagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 20  October 2015 as a Committee composed of: Paul Mahoney, President, Nona Tsotsoria, Faris Vehabović, judges,and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 18 March 2002,Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicant,Having regard to the third-party comments submitted by the Government of the Russian Federation and the reply thereto of the respondent Government,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Nikolay Fomkin, is a Russian national, who was born in 1935 and lives in Tavda, Sverdlovsk Region, the Russian Federation. He was represented before the Court by Mr S. Golubok, a lawyer practising in …