DAVITASHVILI v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 11182/10Koba DAVITASHVILIagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 1 December 2015 as a Committee composed of: Boštjan M. Zupančič, President, Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, Iulia Antoanella Motoc, judges,and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 18 February 2010,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Koba Davitashvili, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1971 and lives in Tbilisi. He was represented before the Court by Ms L. Mukhashavria and Mr N. Kvaratskhelia, lawyers at Human Rights Priority, a non-governmental organisation based in Tbilisi.2.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows.3.  In the autumn of 2007 large-scale anti-government demonstrations were held in Tbilisi. The applicant, …