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European Court completes final hearing on Russia-Georgia war

As reported the final decision after today’s last hearing will be announced “in a few months”. Photo: Georgia's Ministry of Justice.
Agenda.ge, 23 May 2018 - 17:48, Tbilisi,Georgia

The final hearing in the case of Georgia v. Russia has come to the end at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.

Georgia’s British lawyer Ben Emerson, a representative of Russian Justice Ministry and the lawyer of the state of Russia, addressed a panel of 17 judges.

Russia, a member of the Council of Europe, committed a shameful act” said Emerson after the hearing. "The fragments of missiles were found on the site, which had serial numbers confirming their Russian origin. The Russian side insisted that it was fake information and part of anti-Russian propaganda” he added.

Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Justice Gocha Lortkipanidze said after the hearing that it was an uncompromising, struggle for fairness and justice.

This case will be important not only for Georgia but for other conflicts within Europe – in Ukraine and Moldova. Instead of arguments from the Russian side, we have heard a fake narrative about history and the only answer is as if Georgia has presented false evidence, which is a conspiracy against the Russian Federation. All this indicates that the Russian Federation had no argument at all today”, Lortkipanidze said.

Georgia’s British lawyer Ben Emerson, a representative of Russian Justice Ministry and the lawyer of the state of Russia, addressed a panel of 17 judges. Photo: Georgia's Ministry of Justice. 

The State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, Ketevan Tsikhelashvili said Georgia submitted a strong testimony to the Strasbourg Court that many articles of the European Convention had been violated by Russia. In her words, all efforts have been taken for the European Court to be maximally informed about the case.

Tsikhelashvili said the final decision after today’s last hearing will be announced "in a few months”.