BURJANADZE v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 2155/09Gela BURJANADZEagainst Georgia The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 28 August 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 6 January 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 Gela Burjanadze, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1974. He was represented before the Court by Ms T. Dekanosidze and Ms N. Jomarjidze, lawyers practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr B. Dzamashvili, of the Ministry of Justice.A.  The circumstances of the case3.  The facts of t …