CASE OF KHAVSHABOVA v. GEORGIA

FIFTH SECTIONCASE OF KHAVSHABOVA v. GEORGIA(Application no. 26134/19)  JUDGMENTArt 6 § 1 (criminal) and Art 6 § 3 (c) and (d) • Fair hearing • Applicant’s defence rights significantly affected by appointment of legal aid lawyer and his participation in the witness hearings without her knowledge • No good reason for non-attendance of prosecution witnesses who provided decisive evidence for applicant’s conviction • Insufficient counterbalancing factors • Overall fairness of proceedings undermined STRASBOURG29 June 2023FINAL 29/09/2023  This judgment has become final under Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Khavshabova v. Georgia,The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of: Carlo Ranzoni, President, Lado Chanturia, Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström, María Elósegui, Mattias Guyomar, Kateřina Šimáčková, My …