CASE OF MTCHEDLISHVILI v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONCASE OF MTCHEDLISHVILI v. GEORGIA(Application no. 894/12)   JUDGMENTArt 6 § 1 (criminal) • Oral hearing • Unreasoned decision to dispense with an oral hearing at the appellate stage despite certain questions requiring, as a matter of fair trial, a direct assessment of the evidence given in person by the individuals concerned STRASBOURG25 February 2021 FINAL 25/05/2021  This judgment has become final under Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.In the case of Mtchedlishvili v. Georgia,The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of: Síofra O’Leary, President, Mārtiņš Mits, Latif Hüseynov, Lado Chanturia, Ivana Jelić, Arnfinn Bårdsen, Mattias Guyomar, judges,and Martina Keller, Deputy Section Registrar,Having regard to:the application (no. 894/12) against Georgia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of t …