TSUTSASHVILI v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 30 November 2016 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 59329/16Aslan TSUTSASHVILIagainst Georgialodged on 5 October 2016STATEMENT OF FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Aslan Tsutsashvili, is a Georgian national of Kist[1] origin who was born in 1991 and lives in the village of Omalo. He is represented before the Court by Ms Tamar Avaliani, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.A.  The circumstances of the case2.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows.3.  On 23 January 2016 the applicant and his father were approached by two police officers after they had stopped their car at a petrol station in Akhmeta. One of the officers said that the applicant had not been wearing a seat belt and asked to see his identification documents. A clicking sound made by the glove compartment allegedly irritated the police officer, who started insulting the applicant and …