GOBEJISHVILI v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 15 June 2016 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 51158/08Gocha GOBEJISHVILIagainst Georgialodged on 6 October 2008STATEMENT OF FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Gocha Gobejishvili, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1980 and is currently in prison. He is represented before the Court by Mr G. Samushia and Mr L. Samushia, lawyers practising in Tbilisi.2.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows.3.  On 12 February 2007 the Tbilisi City Court found the applicant guilty on charges of murder and unlawful purchase, possession and carrying of firearms and sentenced him to fifteen years’ imprisonment. The first‑instance court concluded that on 9 September 2003 the applicant had murder G.J. in revenge for a murder of a friend of his. It based its finding of guilt on primarily the following evidence: (i) the pre-trial statement of a taxi driver who …