BERIA v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 43302/08Vitali BERIAagainst Georgia The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 12 June 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 31 July 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:FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Vitali Beria, was a Georgian national, who was born in 1948 and lived in Tbilisi. He was represented before the Court by Mr P. Beria and Mr G. Mirtskhulava, lawyers practising in Tbilisi.2.  On 20 October 2008 the applicant’s son and legal heir, Mr T. Beria, informed the Court that the applicant had died on 3 September 2008 and expressed the wish to pursue …