MACHALIKASHVILI AND OTHERS v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 23 September 2019 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 32245/19Malkhaz MACHALIKASHVILI and Othersagainst Georgialodged on 6 June 2019SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the death of the applicants’ relative (T.M.) as a result of the fatal wounds to the head he received in the course a security operation for his arrest, which took place in the early hours on 26 December 2017. The applicants complain of a violation of Article 2 and Article 13 of the Convention and allege, in particular, that the lethal force used by security forces against T.M. was unjustified, disproportionate and excessive and that the national authorities have failed to carry out an effective investigation into the circumstances surrounding the security operation and T.M.’s death. They further complain under Article 3 and Article 13 of the Convention about the particularly aggressive and degrading …