MAMALADZE v. GEORGIA (NO. 2)

Published on 30 October 2023 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 5855/23Giorgi MAMALADZEagainst Georgialodged on 19 December 2021communicated on 10 October 2023SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the applicant’s complaint that his telephone conversations with his representative were intercepted while proceedings in respect of his substantive complaints under the Convention (see Mamaladze v. Georgia, no. 9487/19, 3 November 2022) were pending before the Court. The interception was, according to the applicant, demonstrated by the leak, in the domestic media, of transcripts of some of their telephone conversations. A criminal investigation was opened into the matter and the applicant was granted the procedural status of a victim. The investigation is ongoing.The applicant relied on Article 34 of the Convention.  QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIESHas there been any hindrance by the State in th …