KVANTALIANI v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 38736/05 Teimuraz KVANTALIANI against GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 27 September 2016 as a Committee composed of: Krzysztof Wojtyczek, President, Nona Tsotsoria, Marko Bošnjak, judges,and Andrea Tamietti, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 26 September 2005,Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicant,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Teimuraz Kvantaliani, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1953 and lives in Tbilisi. He was represented before the Court by Mr Z. Natchkebia, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr L. Meskhoradze of the Ministry of Justice.A.  The circumstances …