GVANTSELADZE v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 15 September 2020Published on 5 October 2020 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 32545/20Zhana GVANTSELADZEagainst Georgialodged on 25 June 2020SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the alleged lack of an effective investigation into the death of the applicant’s son. He was murdered alongside another person on the night of 5 to 6 February 2008. Criminal proceedings were immediately initiated under Article 109 § 3 (a) of the Criminal Code (aggravated murder) and have been pending ever since. The applicant has been repeatedly denied the status of a victim in the proceedings and is allegedly deprived of a possibility to effectively participate therein.QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES1.  Having regard to the procedural protection of the right to life (see Salman v. Turkey [GC], no. 21986/93, § 104, ECHR 2000-VII), did the investigation into the death of the applicant’s son by t …