MELADZE v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 30635/09Badri MELADZEagainst Georgia The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 2 October 2018 as a Committee composed of: Síofra O’Leary, President, Lәtif Hüseynov, Lado Chanturia, judges,and Milan Blaško, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 8 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 Badri Meladze, is a Georgian national, who was born in 1970 and lives in Tbilisi. He was represented before the Court by Mr I. Khatiashvili, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr L. Meskhoradze, of the Ministry of Justice.A.  The circumstances of the case3.  The facts of the …