Communicated on 15 September 2020 Published on 5 October 2020

FIFTH SECTION

Application no. 32545/20 Zhana GVANTSELADZE against Georgia lodged on 25 June 2020

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the alleged lack of an effective investigation into the death of the applicant ’ s son. He was murdered alongside another person on the night of 5 to 6 February 2008. Criminal proceedings were immediately initiated under Article 109 § 3 (a) of the Criminal Code (aggravated murder) and have been pending ever since. The applicant has been repeatedly denied the status of a victim in the proceedings and is allegedly deprived of a possibility to effectively participate therein.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. Having regard to the procedural prote ction of the right to life (see Salman v. Turkey [GC], no. 21986/93, § 104, ECHR 2000-VII), did the investigation into the death of the applicant ’ s son by the domestic authorities comply with the requirements of Article 2 of the Convention? In this connection, has the applicant been able to effectively participate in the investigation?

2. Did the applicant have at her disposal an effective domestic remedy for her complaint under Article 2 of the Con vention, as required by Article 13 of the Convention?