ERGEMLIDZE v. GEORGIA

Published on 24 March 2025 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 19499/23Tengizi ERGEMLIDZEagainst Georgialodged on 10 May 2023communicated on 4 March 2025SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the alleged ill-treatment of the applicant by private individuals, the lack of an effective investigation into his complaints of ill-treatment, and the alleged unfairness of the criminal proceedings conducted against him in relation to the same violent incident.In particular, on 13 June 2018 the applicant filed a criminal complaint alleging that the previous day he had been subjected to physical and psychological abuse, including electroshocks, by three private individuals. The investigation commenced under Article 181 of the Criminal Code (extorsion) and is still ongoing.In parallel, another investigation was initiated in connection with the same violent incident, based on a criminal complain …