SHANIDZE v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 60867/08Shota SHANIDZEagainst GeorgiaThe European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 7 November 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 2 December 2008,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 Shota Shanidze, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1989 and is currently serving a prison sentence. He was represented before the Court by Mr M. Chikovani, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Levan Meskhoradze of the Ministry of Justice.A.  The circu …