GETIASHVILI AND KHACHIDZE v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 28405/11Lasha GETIASHVILI and Zurab KHACHIDZEagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 7 March 2017 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 1 April 2011,Having deliberated, decides as follows:FACTS AND PROCEDURE1.  The applicants, Mr Lasha Getiashvili (“the first applicant”) and Mr Zurab Khachidze (“the second applicant”), are Georgian nationals, who were born in 1981 and 1975 respectively and are currently serving prison sentences. They were both represented before the Court by Ms N. Pilauri, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi (“the representative”).2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr L. Meskhoradze, of the Ministry of J …