TCHRELASHVILI v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 23919/09Konstantine TCHRELASHVILIagainst Georgia The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 15 May 2018 as a Committee composed of: André Potocki, President, Mārtiņš Mits, Lado Chanturia, judges,and Milan Blaško, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 5 May 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 Konstantine Tchrelashvili, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1958 and was in prison at the material time. He was represented before the Court by Mr Ts. Murghulia, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their successive Agents, most recently Mr B. Dzamashvili, of the Ministry of J …