The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) published its judgment in Maisaia vs Georgia case.

“The Court finds that the applicant must have suffered non‑pecuniary damage which cannot be compensated for solely by the finding of a violation. Having regard to the relevant circumstances of the case as well as to various equitable considerations, the Court finds it appropriate to award the applicant EUR 15,000 under this head, plus any tax that may be chargeable,” it said.

According to the case, the applicant was arrested on 5 May 2009 and placed in police custody on suspicion of having committed espionage, an offense of which he was subsequently convicted.

The ECHR said that Georgian national, Vakhtang Maisaia complained about ill-treatment in prison, which “purportedly formed part of a large-scale and systematic ill-treatment of prisoners at the material time, and the competent domestic authorities’ failure to conduct an effective investigation into his allegations”.