SHUBLADZE v. GEORGIA and 4 other applications

THIRD SECTIONApplication no. 63875/10by Giorgi SHUBLADZE against Georgiaand 4 other applications (see the list appended)STATEMENT OF FACTSTHE FACTSThe applicants are Georgian nationals.The facts of the cases, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows.1.  Application no. 63875/10According to the available medical documents, the applicant, serving a sentence for murder since 7 January 2000, suffers from viral hepatitis C, a schizotypal personality disorder and certain other less serious ailments.On 15 July 2010 the applicant, after his reiterated requests to that end had been left unanswered by the prison authority, brought a court action against that authority, seeking a transfer to the prison hospital for treatment. The applicant specified in his statement of claim that, being a prisoner with no source of income, he was not able to pay a court fee for proceeding with h …