TOGONIDZE v. GEORGIA

Published on 16 February 2026 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 31293/23Aleksandre TOGONIDZEagainst Georgialodged on 4 August 2023communicated on 28 January 2026STATEMENT OF FACTSThe application concerns the applicant’s allegations that he was ill-treated at a police station on 16 November 2019 and compelled to participate in a crime-scene reconstruction, making self-incriminating statements during the procedure without the assistance of a lawyer. The applicant also complained that the domestic courts based his conviction primarily on the evidentiary material obtained as a result of the impugned events and the related witness statements given by police officers, that the courts failed to meaningfully address his complaints in this respect, and that the criminal investigation regarding his injuries has been ineffective.The criminal proceedings against the applicant ended on 11 April 2023, whe …