CASE OF VEKUA v. GEORGIA

FOURTH SECTIONCASE OF VEKUA v. GEORGIA(Application no. 43537/22)  JUDGMENT Art 6 § 2 • Presumption of innocence • Administrative courts’ annulment of an administrative act for being based on a fraudulent document obtained by the applicant, referring to evidence and findings from earlier criminal proceedings against her for fraud discontinued as time-barred • Wording used by the administrative courts could not reasonably be read as an affirmation imputing criminal liability to the applicant considering the nature and context of administrative proceedings and the specific legal language used Prepared by the Registry. Does not bind the Court. STRASBOURG16 December 2025 FINAL 11/05/2026 This judgment has become final under Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Vekua v. Georgia,The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as …