O.J. v. GEORGIA AND RUSSIA and 1 other application

Communicated on 10 March 2016 FIFTH SECTIONApplications nos. 42126/15 and 42127/15O.J. against Georgia and RussiaJ.O. against Georgia and Russialodged both on 21 August 2015 STATEMENT OF FACTSThe events described in the present applications took place in Abkhazia, a region of Georgia which has been allegedly beyond the control of the Georgian Government since the conflict of 1991-1992 (hereinafter referred to as “Abkhazia”).The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows.A.  The circumstances of the case O.J. v. Georgia and Russia (no. 42126/15, lodged on 21 August 2015)The applicant, Mr O.J., is a Georgian national, who was born in 1977. He is represented before the Court by Mr D. Khachidze, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.1.  Allegations against the applicantAccording to the version of the events as established by the Supreme Court of Abkhazia, in ear …