JIKIA v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 37302/05Klara JIKIAagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 11 October 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 17 March 2005,Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the applicant,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTS1.  The applicant, Ms Klara Jikia, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1945 and lives in Tbilisi. The applicant was represented before the Court by Ms M. Japaridze, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr L. Meskhoradze, of the Ministry of Justice.3.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as …