BADUASHVILI v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 18720/08Malkhaz BADUASHVILIagainst Georgia The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 6 November 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 8 April 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 Malkhaz Baduashvili is a Georgian national who was born in 1979. He was represented before the Court by Ms S. Abuladze, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agents, most recently Mr L. Meskhoradze, of the Ministry of Justice.A.  The circumstances of the case3.  The facts of the …