GLONTI AND OTHERS v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 28 June 2018 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 13708/18Gizo GLONTI and othersagainst Georgialodged on 14 March 2018STATEMENT OF FACTS1.  A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.A.  The circumstances of the case2.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows.1.  Background3.  At the material time the applicants held different positions in the Ministry of Defence of Georgia (“the Ministry”).4.  In 2013, the Ministry decided to connect all military units in an internal electronic communications network with a fibre-optic cable. Two of the applicants prepared the technical terms of the project while three others were in charge of the procurement of products and services required for the project. In the procurement process all five liaised with each other and with other officials of the Ministry with a view to selecting the most f …