JGHARKAVA v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONDECISIONApplication no. 72006/12Goga JGHARKAVAagainst Georgia The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 14 January 2021 as a Committee composed of: Lətif Hüseynov, President, Lado Chanturia, Mattias Guyomar, judges,and Martina Keller, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to the above application lodged on 22 October 2012,Having regard to the decision to give notice to the Georgian Government (“the Government”) of the complaint under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) concerning the absence of personal attendance at the hearing before the appellate court and to declare inadmissible the remainder of the application,Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicant,Having deliberated, decides as follows:THE FACTS1.  The applicant, Mr Goga Jgharkava, is a Georgian national, who was born …