MGELADZE v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 11 October 2019 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 35413/19Archili MGELADZEagainst Georgialodged on 29 June 2019SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the length of criminal proceedings, in which the applicant was charged with misappropriation of funds. The proceedings were initiated on 23 February 2012. The trial opened on 5 May 2014. Since then the proceedings have been pending before the first instance court.QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES1.  Has the applicant exhausted all effective domestic remedies, as required by Article 35 § 1 of the Convention in so far as his complaint under Article 6 § 1 is concerned? If so, 2.  Is the length of the criminal proceedings in the present case in breach of the “reasonable time” requirement of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?