SHANIDZE v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 7156/11 Shota SHANIDZE against Georgia The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 17 September 2019 as a Committee composed of: Ganna Yudkivska, President, Síofra O’Leary, Lado Chanturia, judges,and Milan Blaško, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 29 December 2010,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 Shota Shanidze, is a Georgian national who was born in 1989. He was represented before the Court by Mr M. Chikovani, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.2.  The Georgian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr B. Dzamashvili, of the Ministry of Justice.The circumstances of the case3.  The facts of the case, as submit …