ARKANIA v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 26344/13Goderdzi ARKANIA against 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 15 March 2013,Having deliberated, decides as follows:FACTS AND PROCEDURE1.  The applicant, Mr Goderdzi Arkania is a Georgian national who was born in 1978. He was represented before the Court by Mr G. Nikolaishvili, a lawyer practicing in Tbilisi.2.  The applicant’s complaint under Article 7 of the Convention concerning the criminal proceedings conducted against him was communicated to the Georgian Government (“the Government”) who were represented by their Agent, Mr B. Dzamashvili, of the Ministry of Justice.3.  The applicant failed to r …