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Published on 28 July 2025
FOURTH SECTION
Application no. 9635/22
Niniko DEKANOSIDZE against Georgia
and 2 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 9 July 2025
STATEMENT OF FACTS
The applications concern the alleged unfairness of the criminal proceedings against the applicants on account of the manner in which the principal evidence was obtained and used against them. Namely, the applicants in all three applications alleged that the police searches carried out in their respect were not accompanied by any procedural safeguards, the evidence obtained (drugs and/or weapons) as a result of those search operations had in reality been planted by the relevant officers, and that the domestic courts had failed to adequately address their arguments regarding the quality of such evidence as a basis for their respective convictions. The respective proceedings ended on the dates indicated in the appended table.
The applicants relied on Article 6 of the Convention.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
Did the applicants have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charges against them, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?
In this respect, did the national courts afford the applicants a reasonable opportunity to examine the quality of the evidence found during the relevant search operations and to oppose its use, including as regards the question of whether the circumstances in which the evidence was obtained cast doubt on its reliability or accuracy (see Kobiashvili v. Georgia, no. 36416/06, §§ 56-73, 14 March 2019, with further references therein)?
APPENDIX
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Domestic proceedings ended on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
1.
9635/22
Dekanosidze v. Georgia
11/02/2022
19/11/2021
Niniko DEKANOSIDZE
1981
Zestaponi
Georgian
Zurab DGEBUADZE
2.
12574/23
Shengelia v. Georgia
07/03/2023
22/11/2022
Besiki SHENGELIA
1984
Zugdidi
Georgian
Suliko KHIZANISHVILI
3.
4390/24
Rapava v. Georgia
26/01/2024
18/10/2023
Lekso RAPAVA
1980
Khobi
Georgian
Davit AKHALAIA
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