Ramishvili and Kokhreidze v. Georgia

Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. 115January 2009Ramishvili and Kokhreidze v. Georgia - 1704/06Judgment 27.1.2009 [Section II]Article 5Article 5-4Procedural guarantees of reviewReview of lawfulness of pre-trial detention in humiliating and unfair conditions: violation Article 3Degrading treatmentInhuman treatmentPre-trial detention in humiliating and unfair conditions: violation Facts: The applicants were co-founders and shareholders of a television channel. The first applicant enjoyed a wider reputation as anchorman of a popular TV talk-show. Both applicants were on trial for the offence of extortion for allegedly demanding payment in exchange for not disclosing an embarrassing documentary about an allegedly corrupt parliamentarian. The court remanded them in custody and they appealed. The regional court dismissed their appeal at an oral hearing. In an extremely overcrowded h …