AGAJANIANI v. GEORGIA

Published on 15 April 2024 FIFTH SECTIONApplication no. 57310/22Robert AGAJANIANIagainst Georgialodged on 9 December 2022communicated on 26 March 2024SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe case concerns the length of the criminal proceedings against the applicant.The applicant was convicted in absentia by a trial court on 19 October 2010. On 30 November 2016, following his extradition to Georgia, the applicant lodged an appeal against the trial court’s judgment. The appellate court delivered its judgment on 24 February 2022. The Supreme Court declared the applicant’s appeal on points of law inadmissible on 8 August 2022 (allegedly served on the applicant with delay).The applicant relied on Article 6 § 1 of the Convention.QUESTION TO THE PARTIESWas the length of the criminal proceedings in the present case in breach of the “reasonable time” requirement of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (see, amon …