PETRIASHVILI v. GEORGIA

Published on 20 April 2026 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 11698/24Paata PETRIASHVILIagainst Georgialodged on 8 April 2024communicated on 2 April 2026STATEMENT OF FACTSThe application concerns the applicant’s alleged ill-treatment in police custody and the alleged unfairness of the subsequent criminal proceedings against him, on account in particular of the use of evidence allegedly obtained under coercion and ill-treatment, in breach of his right to remain silent and his privilege against self-incrimination, as well as the alleged violation of his defence rights.On 6 October 2022 the applicant was questioned as a witness at the Tbilisi Police Department based on operative information suggesting his potential connection to a woman’s murder. On 7 October 2022 Z.N., a deputy head of an investigative division, made a report stating that during their brief interaction at the department the app …