CASE OF SHAVADZE v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONCASE OF SHAVADZE v. GEORGIA(Application no. 72080/12)  JUDGMENT Art 2 (procedural) • Effective investigation • Investigation into death of applicant’s husband at the hands of officers of the Ministry of Interior initially conducted by same authority, with their collected evidence exclusively relied upon by the prosecutor’s office taking over the investigation • Refusal to grant applicant civil-party status as next of kin • Protracted investigationArt 2 (substantive) • Life • Failure of Government to discharge burden of proof for satisfactory and convincing explanation of how events unfolded STRASBOURG19 November 2020 FINAL 19/02/2021  This judgment has become final under Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.In the case of Shavadze v. Georgia,The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of: Síofra O’Lea …