KALANDIA v. GEORGIA

Published on 11 December 2023 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 27166/21Mikheil KALANDIAagainst Georgialodged on 15 May 2021communicated on 20 November 2023SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the alleged unfairness of the criminal proceedings against the applicant, who was convicted of an aggravated murder and sentenced to eleven years and three months in prison. The applicant’s case attracted wide media coverage as it concerned a high-profile murder case of two minors following a school brawl in Tbilisi. His trial was preceded by a parliamentary inquiry, which recommended, among others, the initiation of criminal proceedings against the applicant.On 25 February 2020 the Tbilisi City Court convicted the applicant on the basis of, inter alia, the evidence of G.J. and G.B., who had been prosecuted and convicted in connection with the same incident in the context of a separate set …