TEVZADZE v. GEORGIA and 1 other application

Communicated on 14 September 2016 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 33695/09Giorgi TEVZADZE against Georgiaand 1 other applications(see list appended)1.  The applicants are Georgian nationals. They are represented before the Court by Ms T. Abazadze and Mr R. Papidze, lawyers practising in Tbilisi and Batumi respectively. The names, dates of birth and places of residence of the applicants are indicated in the appended list.A.  The circumstances of the cases2.  The facts of the cases, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows.1.  Application no. 33695/093.  On 24 December 2002, during a verbal altercation at a student party, a fight erupted between the applicant and G.B. As a result, the applicant sustained minor knife wounds and G.B. died. Criminal proceedings were initiated against the applicant in relation to a charge of murder, and he went into hiding.4.  On 28 June 2007 …