European court rules for Georgian citizens treated inhumanely under UNM gov’t
The Georgian Justice ministry welcomed the verdict delivered by the European Court of Human Rights.Photo:irishtimes.com.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has released its verdict regarding two cases involving Georgian citizens and ruled that their rights had been violated under the United National Movement leadership.
One case is Gablishvili and others v. Georgia and another is Manukiani v. Georgia.
The court said that the third article of the European Convention of Human Rights, which prohibits torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, was violated regarding the Gablishvili case, while the 3rd and 13th articles of the convention were violated in terms of the Manukiani case.
The 13th article of the conversion refers to the right to an effective remedy.
The Gablishvili and others v. Georgia [four individuals sued the state] concerned the attempted escape of prisoners on 30 March 2009 and inhumane treatment against them by the prison staff, as well as the inappropriate investigation of the fact,” the Georgian Justice Ministry reported.
The ministry stated that the court established the violation of the third article against two individuals and stated that the right to the effective and comprehensive investigation was violated to all the four individuals.
The state must pay €6,000 to Giorgi Gablishvili and Giorgi Mchedlishvili each, while Romik Kasianov and Zurab Gachechiladze will receive €3,000 each,” the ministry says.
The Manukiani case also concerned the inhumane treatment in prison in 2008. The Georgian Dream government presented a declaration regarding the case in which it admitted to the violation of the third and 13th articles of the Human Rights Convection against the individual.
“With the declaration the Georgian government took the responsibility to effectively investigate the case and pay €3,500 compensation to Manukiani,” the Justice Ministry says.
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