TORTLADZE v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 28739/06Ermile TORTLADZEagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 6 June 2017 as a Committee composed of: Síofra O’Leary, President, Nona Tsotsoria, Lәtif Hüseynov, judges,and Anne-Marie Dougin, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 29 June 2006,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 Ermile Tortladze, is a Georgian national who was born in 1964 and lives in Tbilisi. He was represented before the Court by Ms E. Fileeva, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Levan Meskhoradze, of the Ministry of Justice.3.  The facts of the case, as submitted …