JANASHIA v. GEORGIA

Published on 15 September 2025 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 28337/24Davit JANASHIAagainst Georgialodged on 1 October 2024communicated on 29 August 2025SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the alleged unfairness of the criminal proceedings against the applicant, particularly the domestic courts’ alleged failure to examine a specific witness on the applicant’s behalf.On 15 November 2021 the applicant was convicted of assaulting a police officer in the line of duty (Article 353 (1) § 2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. The final sentence, which included the unserved part of his previous sentence, was set at nine years. The Kutaisi City Court established that the applicant had physically assaulted S.Kh., a police officer who was off duty that day, and determined that the assault was motivated by the victim’s official duties. The charges against …