GRIGORIADISI v. GEORGIA

Published on 6 January 2025 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 20012/24Lazare GRIGORIADISIagainst Georgialodged on 27 June 2024communicated on 12 December 2024SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the domestic courts’ refusal to adjudicate on the applicant’s lawsuits against the then Prime Minister and the Chairperson of the ruling party.In particular, on 29 March 2023 the applicant was arrested on an accusation that he had thrown a Molotov cocktail at a police officer and set a police car on fire during a public demonstration of 8-9 March 2023. Several statements were made by politicians before and after his arrest, including by the persons noted above. The applicant instituted civil-law proceedings alleging that these officials had insulted his dignity and reputation by making homophobic remarks and breached his right to presumption of innocence when commenting on his arrest. T …