PIRTSKHALAVA AND TSAADZE v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 12 October 2018 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 29714/18Irakli PIRTSKHALAVA and Giorgi TSAADZEagainst Georgialodged on 18 June 2018STATEMENT OF FACTS1.  The applicants are Irakli Pirtskhalava (“the first applicant”) and Giorgi Tsaadze (“the second applicant”), born on 23 September 1968 and 9 April 1972 respectively. Both of them are Georgian nationals. They are represented before the Court by Mr J. Kotchlamazashvili, a lawyer practicing in Tbilisi.A.  The circumstances of the case2.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows.1.  Special operation of 2 May 20063.  At the material time the first applicant held the position of deputy head of the Criminal Police Department at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (“the MIA”). The second applicant worked for the same department.4.  On 2 May 2006 a special operation was conducted by the Crimina …