ECHR Verdict on Labor Party Case Expected Next Week

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will announce its judgment on Tuesday, July 8, on the Labor Party v. Georgia case, the Strasbourg-based court said on Friday.

In its case against Georgia in the ECHR, the Labor Party has demanded EUR 2 billion in compensation for non-pecuniary damages for allegedly “being expelled” from Parliament as a result of electoral irregularities in the March 28, 2004 elections.

Also on July 8, the ECHR will announce its judgment on another case against Georgia filed by Koba Gigolashvili, a Georgian citizen who was arrested in December, 2003 and charged with robbery and murder. The case concerns the applicant’s complaint about the unlawfulness of his pre-trial detention since 5 May 2004, claiming that his right to liberty and security had been infringed.