CASE OF SAKVARELIDZE v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTION CASE OF SAKVARELIDZE v. GEORGIA(Application no. 40394/10) JUDGMENT   Art 2 (procedural) • Effective investigation • Exceptionally protracted investigation into fatal road traffic accident resulting in discontinuation of criminal proceedings against driver as time-barred • Ineffectiveness of domestic investigation precluding the Court’s examination of State’s responsibility under Art 2 (substantive) on account of involvement of military vehicle in the accident  STRASBOURG6 February 2020FINAL 06/06/2020 This judgment has become final under Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.In the case of Sakvarelidze v. Georgia,The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of: Síofra O’Leary, President, Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer, Ganna Yudkivska, André Potocki, Mārtiņš Mits, Lado Chanturia, Anja Seibert-Fohr, judges, …