KEZERASHVILI v. GEORGIA

Published on 16 January 2023 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 11027/22Davit KEZERASHVILIagainst Georgialodged on 17 February 2022communicated on 19 December 2022SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe case concerns the applicant’s conviction for embezzlement by the Supreme Court by means of written proceedings, following his acquittal by the trial and appellate courts. It also concerns the composition of the Supreme Court in the proceedings against the applicant which included the former Chief Prosecutor and the question of whether the appointment of the latter to the Supreme Court was carried out in accordance with the law, including with respect to the requirements set out in the law concerning the necessary qualifications for a candidate to be appointed to the post. Additionally, the case relates to the alleged breach of the applicant’s right to presumption of innocence in relation to statements ma …