MTAVRISHVILI v. GEORGIA

Published on 3 October 2022 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 38019/22Marina MTAVRISHVILIagainst Georgialodged on 29 July 2022communicated on 12 September 2022SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the death of the applicant’s brother after falling into a coma due to trauma-induced brain damage which revealed itself ten days following his arrest and questioning at the police station and the alleged lack of an effective investigation into the matter. The applicant alleges that her brother started experiencing headaches immediately following his release and that he reported having been verbally assaulted and physically ill-treated by the policemen involved in his arrest and questioning. The criminal investigation into the matter is ongoing since April 2019.QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES1.  Has there been a violation of the applicants’ brother’s rights guaranteed by Articles 2 and 3 of the …