ELBAKIDZE v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 5137/09Ioseb ELBAKIDZEagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 19 September 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 20 January 2009,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 Ioseb Elbakidze, is a Georgian national who was born in 1984 and lives in Tbilisi. He was represented before the Court by Ms S. Abuladze, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr L. Meskhoradze, of the Ministry of Justice.The circumstances of the case3.  The …