GAKHARIA v. GEORGIA - 30459/13 (Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction) : Court (Fourth Section))

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Andr�s Saj�, President, ��������� Vincent A. De Gaetano, ��������� Nona Tsotsoria, ��������� Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, ��������� Krzysztof Wojtyczek, ��������� Iulia Motoc, ��������� Marko Bo�njak, judges, and Marialena Tsirli , Section Registrar,

The case originated in an application (no. 30459/13 ) against Georgia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by a Georgian national, Mr Revaz Gakharia (�the applicant�), on 17 April 2013.

The applicant was represented by Mr A. Kvinikadze, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi. The Georgian Government (�the Government�) were represented by their Agent, Mr L. Meskhoradze, of the Ministry of Justice.