GORGODZE v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 7 December 2017 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 16446/09Gela Gorgodzeagainst Georgialodged on 10 March 2009STATEMENT OF FACTSThe applicant, Mr Gela Gorgodze, is a Georgian national who was born in 1969 and is currently serving a prison sentence.A.  The circumstances of the caseThe facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows.On 25 February 1999 in a final judgment the Supreme Court sentenced the applicant to life imprisonment for various crimes, including aggravated attempted murder, aggravated murder, and the illegal taking of a vehicle without the intention of stealing it.On 1 December 1999 the Supreme Court reviewed the sentence and changed life imprisonment to a twenty-year prison term.On 15 November 2000 the Supreme Court readjusted the applicant’s conviction by aligning the respective sentences with the new Criminal Code of 1999 that h …