TUSHISHVILI v. GEORGIA and 1 other application

Published on 6 January 2025 FOURTH SECTIONApplications nos. 10093/23 and 10095/23Davit TUSHISHVILI against Georgiaand Nugzar KITIASHVILI against Georgiaboth lodged on 23 February 2023 communicated on 9 December 2024SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASESThe applications concern the applicants’ pre-trial detention in the context of the criminal proceedings against them on the charges of negligence. On 21 October 2022 the applicants were remanded in custody. Their requests for release were rejected on 24 October 2022, 30 November 2022, 18 January 2023 and 8 February 2023.The applicants relied on Article 5 § 3 of the Convention and argued that the domestic courts had failed to adduce relevant and sufficient reasons to justify their pre-trial detention.QUESTION TO THE PARTIESDid the applicants’ pre-trial detention comply with the requirements of Article 5 § 3 of the Convention? In particular: did the co …