I correctly predicted that there was a violation of human rights in KUZNETSOV v. RUSSIA and 12 other applications.
Information
- Judgment date: 2024-04-25
- Communication date: 2023-11-30
- Application number(s): 31856/21
- Country: RUS
- Relevant ECHR article(s): 3, 5, 5-1, 6, 6-1, 11, 11-2, P7-2
- Conclusion:
Violation of Article 11 - Freedom of assembly and association (Article 11-1 - Freedom of peaceful assembly)
Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention)
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings
Article 6-1 - Impartial tribunal)
Violation of Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 - Right of appeal in criminal matters (Article 2 of Protocol No. 7 - Review of conviction) - Result: Violation SEE FINAL JUDGMENT
JURI Prediction
- Probability: 0.687269
- Prediction: Violation
Consistent
Legend
Communication text used for prediction
Published on 8 January 2024 (see list appended) PROCEDURAL INFORMATION Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 30 November 2023, the Court decided, under Rule 54 § 2 (b) of the Rules of Court, that notice of the applications should be given to the Government of Russia.
In the applications marked by an asterisk, other complaints were raised.
This part of the applications has been struck out of the Court’s list of cases or declared inadmissible by the Court, sitting in a single-judge formation, assisted by a rapporteur as provided for in Article 24 § 2 of the Convention.
In the enclosed list of applications, whenever an applicant is referred to using initials, this indicates that the Court has authorised anonymity for that person, whose identity will not be disclosed to the public (Rule 47 § 4).
For further information on the procedure following communication of an application brought against Russia, subject of well-established case law of the Court, please refer to the Court’s website.
SUBJECT MATTER The applications concern complaints raised under Article 11 of the Convention relating to disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see Frumkin v. Russia, no.
74568/12, ECHR 2016 (extracts), Navalnyy and Yashin v. Russia, no.
76204/11, 4 December 2014 and Kasparov and Others v. Russia, no.
21613/07, 3 October 2013).
APPENDIX – List of applications raising complaints under Article 11 of the Convention(disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies) No.
Application no.
Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Representative’s name and location Name of the public event Location Date Administrative / criminal offence Penalty Final domestic decision Court Name Date Other complaints under well-established case-law 31856/21* 16/06/2021 Sergey Aleksandrovich KUZNETSOV 1985 Aleksandra Nikolayevna Bayeva Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO Detention for 10 days Moscow City Court 08/02/2021 Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO, Art.
6 (1) - unfair trial in administrative offence proceedings - various deficiencies of the administrative offence proceedings (no possibility to adduce evidence and question a defence witness), Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station after compiling an offence report from 12.10 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 3.00 p.m. on 01/02/2021 40306/21* 30/07/2021 Daniil Vladimirovich NIYAKIY 1996 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 02/02/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 5 days Moscow City Court 04/03/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 11.30 p.m. on 02/02/2021 until 4.00 p.m. on 04/02/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 40325/21* 30/07/2021 Kamil Rashidovich SULTANOV 1990 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 7 days Moscow City Court 08/04/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and an overnight detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 1.40 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until court hearing at 4.00 p.m. on 01/02/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 40342/21* 30/07/2021 Anatoliy Andreyevich MALTSEV 1993 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 9 days Moscow City Court 05/02/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station from 3.30 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 10.30 p.m. on 01/02/2021 for the sole purpose of compiling an offence report, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 47029/21* 15/09/2021 Aleksey Valeryevich SHELEVOY 1976 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 10 days Moscow City Court 24/03/2021 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial police officers on whose written statements the conviction was based, Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report at 12.10 p.m. on 31/01/2021 57697/21* 07/11/2021 Khochiakbar Numonchonovich SHARIPOV 1998 Nikolay Sergeyevich Zboroshenko Mytishchi Rally in support of Izzat Amon Moscow 02/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 Moscow City Court 13/07/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report on 02/04/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based 2138/22* 15/12/2021 Viktoriya Aleksandrovna POPUGAYEVA 2001 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” St Petersburg 21/04/2021 article 20.2.2.
§ 1 of CAO detention for 2 days St Petersburg City Court 17/06/2021 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings 7318/22* 27/01/2022 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich TKACHEV 1976 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Opposition rally Barnaul 20/06/2020 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 20,000 Altay Regional Court 11/08/2021 Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based 8000/22* 29/01/2022 Sofya Yevgenyevna BUTSYKINA 2003 Konstantin Aleksandrovich Markin Velikiy Novgorod Rally “Free Navalnyy” Velikiy Novgorod 21/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 5,000 Novgorod Regional Court 12/08/2021 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements her conviction was based, Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station at 8.20 p.m. on 21/04/2021; the offence report was compiled only on 23/04/2021 8027/22 26/01/2022 Maksim Sergeyevich AGAFONOV 1999 Viktor Valeryevich Kochenkov Izhevsk Rally “Free Navalnyy” Izhevsk 21/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of 10,000 RUB Supreme Court of the Udmurtia Republic 26/07/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 8.00 p.m. until 11.40 p.m. on 21/04/2021, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings 17907/22* 25/03/2022 Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich VELICHKO 1996 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally “Free Navalnyy” Voronezh 21/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 15,000 Voronezh Regional Court 02/12/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 7.35 p.m. until 11.50 p.m. on 21/04/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings 37745/22 15/07/2022 Roman Mikhaylovich ASHCHENKO 1981 Natalya Andreyevna Baranova Moscow Anti-war protest Moscow 13/03/2022 article 19.3 § 1 of CAO detention for 10 days Moscow City Court 18/03/2022 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and escorting to the police station on 13/03/2022 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence; detention in excess of 3 hours till the court hearing on 14/03/2022, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 49211/22* 24/09/2022 Sergey Vladimirovich KHOROSHEV 1996 Anti-war protest St Petersburg 02/03/2022 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 12,000 St Petersburg City Court 24/05/2022 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings Published on 8 January 2024 (see list appended) PROCEDURAL INFORMATION Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the applications on 30 November 2023, the Court decided, under Rule 54 § 2 (b) of the Rules of Court, that notice of the applications should be given to the Government of Russia.
In the applications marked by an asterisk, other complaints were raised.
This part of the applications has been struck out of the Court’s list of cases or declared inadmissible by the Court, sitting in a single-judge formation, assisted by a rapporteur as provided for in Article 24 § 2 of the Convention.
In the enclosed list of applications, whenever an applicant is referred to using initials, this indicates that the Court has authorised anonymity for that person, whose identity will not be disclosed to the public (Rule 47 § 4).
For further information on the procedure following communication of an application brought against Russia, subject of well-established case law of the Court, please refer to the Court’s website.
SUBJECT MATTER The applications concern complaints raised under Article 11 of the Convention relating to disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see Frumkin v. Russia, no.
74568/12, ECHR 2016 (extracts), Navalnyy and Yashin v. Russia, no.
76204/11, 4 December 2014 and Kasparov and Others v. Russia, no.
21613/07, 3 October 2013).
APPENDIX – List of applications raising complaints under Article 11 of the Convention(disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies) No.
Application no.
Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Representative’s name and location Name of the public event Location Date Administrative / criminal offence Penalty Final domestic decision Court Name Date Other complaints under well-established case-law 31856/21* 16/06/2021 Sergey Aleksandrovich KUZNETSOV 1985 Aleksandra Nikolayevna Bayeva Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO Detention for 10 days Moscow City Court 08/02/2021 Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO, Art.
6 (1) - unfair trial in administrative offence proceedings - various deficiencies of the administrative offence proceedings (no possibility to adduce evidence and question a defence witness), Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station after compiling an offence report from 12.10 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 3.00 p.m. on 01/02/2021 40306/21* 30/07/2021 Daniil Vladimirovich NIYAKIY 1996 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 02/02/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 5 days Moscow City Court 04/03/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 11.30 p.m. on 02/02/2021 until 4.00 p.m. on 04/02/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 40325/21* 30/07/2021 Kamil Rashidovich SULTANOV 1990 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 7 days Moscow City Court 08/04/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and an overnight detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 1.40 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until court hearing at 4.00 p.m. on 01/02/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 40342/21* 30/07/2021 Anatoliy Andreyevich MALTSEV 1993 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 9 days Moscow City Court 05/02/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station from 3.30 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 10.30 p.m. on 01/02/2021 for the sole purpose of compiling an offence report, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 47029/21* 15/09/2021 Aleksey Valeryevich SHELEVOY 1976 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 10 days Moscow City Court 24/03/2021 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial police officers on whose written statements the conviction was based, Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report at 12.10 p.m. on 31/01/2021 57697/21* 07/11/2021 Khochiakbar Numonchonovich SHARIPOV 1998 Nikolay Sergeyevich Zboroshenko Mytishchi Rally in support of Izzat Amon Moscow 02/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 Moscow City Court 13/07/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report on 02/04/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based 2138/22* 15/12/2021 Viktoriya Aleksandrovna POPUGAYEVA 2001 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” St Petersburg 21/04/2021 article 20.2.2.
§ 1 of CAO detention for 2 days St Petersburg City Court 17/06/2021 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings 7318/22* 27/01/2022 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich TKACHEV 1976 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Opposition rally Barnaul 20/06/2020 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 20,000 Altay Regional Court 11/08/2021 Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based 8000/22* 29/01/2022 Sofya Yevgenyevna BUTSYKINA 2003 Konstantin Aleksandrovich Markin Velikiy Novgorod Rally “Free Navalnyy” Velikiy Novgorod 21/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 5,000 Novgorod Regional Court 12/08/2021 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements her conviction was based, Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station at 8.20 p.m. on 21/04/2021; the offence report was compiled only on 23/04/2021 8027/22 26/01/2022 Maksim Sergeyevich AGAFONOV 1999 Viktor Valeryevich Kochenkov Izhevsk Rally “Free Navalnyy” Izhevsk 21/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of 10,000 RUB Supreme Court of the Udmurtia Republic 26/07/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 8.00 p.m. until 11.40 p.m. on 21/04/2021, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings 17907/22* 25/03/2022 Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich VELICHKO 1996 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally “Free Navalnyy” Voronezh 21/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 15,000 Voronezh Regional Court 02/12/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 7.35 p.m. until 11.50 p.m. on 21/04/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings 37745/22 15/07/2022 Roman Mikhaylovich ASHCHENKO 1981 Natalya Andreyevna Baranova Moscow Anti-war protest Moscow 13/03/2022 article 19.3 § 1 of CAO detention for 10 days Moscow City Court 18/03/2022 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and escorting to the police station on 13/03/2022 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence; detention in excess of 3 hours till the court hearing on 14/03/2022, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 49211/22* 24/09/2022 Sergey Vladimirovich KHOROSHEV 1996 Anti-war protest St Petersburg 02/03/2022 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 12,000 St Petersburg City Court 24/05/2022 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings No.
Application no.
Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth Representative’s name and location Name of the public event Location Date Administrative / criminal offence Penalty Final domestic decision Court Name Date Other complaints under well-established case-law 31856/21* 16/06/2021 Sergey Aleksandrovich KUZNETSOV 1985 Aleksandra Nikolayevna Bayeva Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO Detention for 10 days Moscow City Court 08/02/2021 Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO, Art.
6 (1) - unfair trial in administrative offence proceedings - various deficiencies of the administrative offence proceedings (no possibility to adduce evidence and question a defence witness), Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station after compiling an offence report from 12.10 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 3.00 p.m. on 01/02/2021 40306/21* 30/07/2021 Daniil Vladimirovich NIYAKIY 1996 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 02/02/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 5 days Moscow City Court 04/03/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 11.30 p.m. on 02/02/2021 until 4.00 p.m. on 04/02/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 40325/21* 30/07/2021 Kamil Rashidovich SULTANOV 1990 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 7 days Moscow City Court 08/04/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and an overnight detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 1.40 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until court hearing at 4.00 p.m. on 01/02/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 40342/21* 30/07/2021 Anatoliy Andreyevich MALTSEV 1993 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 9 days Moscow City Court 05/02/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station from 3.30 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 10.30 p.m. on 01/02/2021 for the sole purpose of compiling an offence report, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 47029/21* 15/09/2021 Aleksey Valeryevich SHELEVOY 1976 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally “Free Navalnyy” Moscow 31/01/2021 article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO detention for 10 days Moscow City Court 24/03/2021 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial police officers on whose written statements the conviction was based, Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report at 12.10 p.m. on 31/01/2021 57697/21* 07/11/2021 Khochiakbar Numonchonovich SHARIPOV 1998 Nikolay Sergeyevich Zboroshenko Mytishchi Rally in support of Izzat Amon Moscow 02/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 10,000 Moscow City Court 13/07/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report on 02/04/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based 2138/22* 15/12/2021 Viktoriya Aleksandrovna POPUGAYEVA 2001 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Rally “Free Navalnyy” St Petersburg 21/04/2021 article 20.2.2.
§ 1 of CAO detention for 2 days St Petersburg City Court 17/06/2021 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings 7318/22* 27/01/2022 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich TKACHEV 1976 Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow Opposition rally Barnaul 20/06/2020 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 20,000 Altay Regional Court 11/08/2021 Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based 8000/22* 29/01/2022 Sofya Yevgenyevna BUTSYKINA 2003 Konstantin Aleksandrovich Markin Velikiy Novgorod Rally “Free Navalnyy” Velikiy Novgorod 21/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 5,000 Novgorod Regional Court 12/08/2021 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements her conviction was based, Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station at 8.20 p.m. on 21/04/2021; the offence report was compiled only on 23/04/2021 8027/22 26/01/2022 Maksim Sergeyevich AGAFONOV 1999 Viktor Valeryevich Kochenkov Izhevsk Rally “Free Navalnyy” Izhevsk 21/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of 10,000 RUB Supreme Court of the Udmurtia Republic 26/07/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 8.00 p.m. until 11.40 p.m. on 21/04/2021, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings 17907/22* 25/03/2022 Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich VELICHKO 1996 Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius Rally “Free Navalnyy” Voronezh 21/04/2021 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 15,000 Voronezh Regional Court 02/12/2021 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 7.35 p.m. until 11.50 p.m. on 21/04/2021, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings 37745/22 15/07/2022 Roman Mikhaylovich ASHCHENKO 1981 Natalya Andreyevna Baranova Moscow Anti-war protest Moscow 13/03/2022 article 19.3 § 1 of CAO detention for 10 days Moscow City Court 18/03/2022 Art.
5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and escorting to the police station on 13/03/2022 for the sole purpose of drawing up a record of administrative offence; detention in excess of 3 hours till the court hearing on 14/03/2022, Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings, Art.
6 (1) - and Art.
6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in open court the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based, Prot.
7 Art.
2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO 49211/22* 24/09/2022 Sergey Vladimirovich KHOROSHEV 1996 Anti-war protest St Petersburg 02/03/2022 article 20.2 § 5 of CAO fine of RUB 12,000 St Petersburg City Court 24/05/2022 Art.
6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings
Judgment
THIRD SECTIONCASE OF KUZNETSOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA
(Applications nos. 31856/21 and 10 others –
see appended list)
JUDGMENT
STRASBOURG
25 April 2024
This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Kuznetsov and Others v. Russia,
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:
Peeter Roosma, President, Ioannis Ktistakis, Andreas Zünd, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having deliberated in private on 4 April 2024,
Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:
PROCEDURE
1. The case originated in applications against Russia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table. 2. The Russian Government (“the Government”) were given notice of the applications. THE FACTS
3. The list of applicants and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table. 4. The applicants complained of the disproportionate measures taken against them as organisers or participants of public assemblies. They also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention. THE LAW
5. Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment. 6. The Court observes that the facts giving rise to the alleged violations of the Convention occurred prior to 16 September 2022, the date on which the Russian Federation ceased to be a party to the Convention. The Court therefore decides that it has jurisdiction to examine the present applications (see Fedotova and Others v. Russia [GC], nos. 40792/10 and 2 others, §§ 68‐73, 17 January 2023). 7. The applicants complained principally of disproportionate measures taken against them as organisers or participants of public assemblies, namely their arrest in relation to the dispersal of these assemblies and their conviction for administrative offences. They relied, expressly or in substance, on Article 11 of the Convention. 8. The Court refers to the principles established in its case-law regarding freedom of assembly (see Kudrevičius and Others v. Lithuania [GC], no. 37553/05, ECHR 2015, with further references) and proportionality of interference with it (see Oya Ataman v. Turkey, no. 74552/01, ECHR 2006‐XIV, and Hyde Park and Others v. Moldova, no. 33482/06, 31 March 2009). 9. In the leading cases of Frumkin v. Russia, no. 74568/12, ECHR 2016 (extracts), Navalnyy and Yashin v. Russia, no. 76204/11, 4 December 2014, and Kasparov and Others v. Russia, no. 21613/07, 3 October 2013, the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case. 10. Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of persuading it to reach a different conclusion as to the admissibility and merits of these complaints. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the interferences with the applicants’ freedom of assembly were not “necessary in a democratic society”. 11. These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article 11 of the Convention. 12. Some applicants submitted other complaints which also raised issues under the Convention and its Protocols, given the relevant well-established case-law of the Court (see appended table). These complaints are not manifestly ill-founded within the meaning of Article 35 § 3 (a) of the Convention, nor are they inadmissible on any other ground. Accordingly, they must be declared admissible. 13. Having examined all the material before it, the Court concludes that these complaints also disclose violations of the Convention and its Protocol in the light of its findings in Butkevich v. Russia, no. 5865/07, §§ 63-65, 13 February 2018, Tsvetkova and Others v. Russia, nos. 54381/08 and 5 others, §§ 115-31, 10 April 2018, and Korneyeva v. Russia, no. 72051/17, §§ 34-36, 8 October 2019, as to various aspects of unlawful deprivation of liberty of organisers or participants of public assemblies; Karelin v. Russia, no. 926/08, §§ 58-85, 20 September 2016, concerning the absence of a prosecuting party in the proceedings under the Code of Administrative Offences (the CAO); and Martynyuk v. Russia, no. 13764/15, §§ 38-42, 8 October 2019, relating to the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal against the sentence of administrative detention. 14. Some applicants raised further additional complaints under Article 6 of the Convention concerning other aspects of fairness of the administrative‐offence proceedings. In view of the findings in the above paragraphs, the Court considers that there is no need to deal separately with these remaining complaints. 15. Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case‐law (see in particular Navalnyy and Others v. Russia [Committee], nos. 25809/17 and 14 others, § 22, 4 October 2022), the Court finds it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement;
(b) that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. Done in English, and notified in writing on 25 April 2024, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court. Viktoriya Maradudina Peeter Roosma Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 11 of the Convention
(disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies)
No. Application no. Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Name of the public event
Location
Date
Administrative / criminal offence
Penalty
Final domestic decision
Court Name
Date
Other complaints under
well-established case-law
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant
(in euros)[1]
31856/21
16/06/2021
Sergey Aleksandrovich KUZNETSOV
1985
Bayeva Aleksandra Nikolayevna
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 10 days
Moscow City Court
08/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station after compiling an offence report from 12.10 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 3 p.m. on 01/02/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
40306/21
30/07/2021
Daniil Vladimirovich NIYAKIY
1996
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
02/02/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 5 days
Moscow City Court
04/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to and detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 11.30 p.m. on 02/02/2021 until 4 p.m. on 04/02/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
40325/21
30/07/2021
Kamil Rashidovich SULTANOV
1990
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 7 days
Moscow City Court
08/04/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to and an overnight detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 1.40 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until court hearing at 4 p.m. on 01/02/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
40342/21
30/07/2021
Anatoliy Andreyevich MALTSEV
1993
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 9 days
Moscow City Court
05/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to and detention in the police station from 3.30 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 10.30 p.m. on 01/02/2021 for the sole purpose of compiling an offence report;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
47029/21
15/09/2021
Aleksey Valeryevich SHELEVOY
1976
Zhdanov Ivan Yuryevich
Vilnius
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 10 days
Moscow City Court
24/03/2021
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling
an offence report on 31/01/2021
5,000
57697/21
07/11/2021
Khochiakbar Numonchonovich SHARIPOV
1998
Zboroshenko Nikolay Sergeyevich
Mytishchi
Rally in support of Izzat Amon
Moscow
02/04/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
13/07/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report on 02/04/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
4,000
7318/22
27/01/2022
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich TKACHEV
1976
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Opposition rally
Barnaul
20/06/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Altay Regional Court
11/08/2021
3,500
8000/22
29/01/2022
Sofya Yevgenyevna BUTSYKINA
2003
Markin Konstantin Aleksandrovich
Velikiy Novgorod
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Velikiy Novgorod
21/04/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 5,000
Novgorod Regional Court
12/08/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station at 8.20 p.m. on 21/04/2021; the offence report was compiled only on 23/04/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
4,000
17907/22
25/03/2022
Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich VELICHKO
1996
Zhdanov Ivan Yuryevich
Vilnius
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Voronezh
21/04/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 15,000
Voronezh Regional Court
02/12/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 7.35 p.m. until 11.50 p.m. on 21/04/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
4,000
37745/22
15/07/2022
Roman Mikhaylovich ASHCHENKO
1981
Baranova Natalya Andreyevna
Moscow
Anti-war protest
Moscow
13/03/2022
article 19.3 § 1 of CAO
detention for 10 days
Moscow City Court
18/03/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and escorting to the police station on 13/03/2022 for the sole purpose of drawing a record of administrative offence; detention in excess of 3 hours till the court hearing on 14/03/2022;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings,
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
49211/22
24/09/2022
Sergey Vladimirovich KHOROSHEV
1996
Anti-war protest
St Petersburg
02/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 12,000
St Petersburg City Court
24/05/2022
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
3,500
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants. THIRD SECTION
CASE OF KUZNETSOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA
(Applications nos. 31856/21 and 10 others –
see appended list)
JUDGMENT
STRASBOURG
25 April 2024
This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Kuznetsov and Others v. Russia,
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:
Peeter Roosma, President, Ioannis Ktistakis, Andreas Zünd, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having deliberated in private on 4 April 2024,
Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:
PROCEDURE
1. The case originated in applications against Russia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table. 2. The Russian Government (“the Government”) were given notice of the applications. THE FACTS
3. The list of applicants and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table. 4. The applicants complained of the disproportionate measures taken against them as organisers or participants of public assemblies. They also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention. THE LAW
5. Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment. 6. The Court observes that the facts giving rise to the alleged violations of the Convention occurred prior to 16 September 2022, the date on which the Russian Federation ceased to be a party to the Convention. The Court therefore decides that it has jurisdiction to examine the present applications (see Fedotova and Others v. Russia [GC], nos. 40792/10 and 2 others, §§ 68‐73, 17 January 2023). 7. The applicants complained principally of disproportionate measures taken against them as organisers or participants of public assemblies, namely their arrest in relation to the dispersal of these assemblies and their conviction for administrative offences. They relied, expressly or in substance, on Article 11 of the Convention. 8. The Court refers to the principles established in its case-law regarding freedom of assembly (see Kudrevičius and Others v. Lithuania [GC], no. 37553/05, ECHR 2015, with further references) and proportionality of interference with it (see Oya Ataman v. Turkey, no. 74552/01, ECHR 2006‐XIV, and Hyde Park and Others v. Moldova, no. 33482/06, 31 March 2009). 9. In the leading cases of Frumkin v. Russia, no. 74568/12, ECHR 2016 (extracts), Navalnyy and Yashin v. Russia, no. 76204/11, 4 December 2014, and Kasparov and Others v. Russia, no. 21613/07, 3 October 2013, the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case. 10. Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of persuading it to reach a different conclusion as to the admissibility and merits of these complaints. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the interferences with the applicants’ freedom of assembly were not “necessary in a democratic society”. 11. These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article 11 of the Convention. 12. Some applicants submitted other complaints which also raised issues under the Convention and its Protocols, given the relevant well-established case-law of the Court (see appended table). These complaints are not manifestly ill-founded within the meaning of Article 35 § 3 (a) of the Convention, nor are they inadmissible on any other ground. Accordingly, they must be declared admissible. 13. Having examined all the material before it, the Court concludes that these complaints also disclose violations of the Convention and its Protocol in the light of its findings in Butkevich v. Russia, no. 5865/07, §§ 63-65, 13 February 2018, Tsvetkova and Others v. Russia, nos. 54381/08 and 5 others, §§ 115-31, 10 April 2018, and Korneyeva v. Russia, no. 72051/17, §§ 34-36, 8 October 2019, as to various aspects of unlawful deprivation of liberty of organisers or participants of public assemblies; Karelin v. Russia, no. 926/08, §§ 58-85, 20 September 2016, concerning the absence of a prosecuting party in the proceedings under the Code of Administrative Offences (the CAO); and Martynyuk v. Russia, no. 13764/15, §§ 38-42, 8 October 2019, relating to the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal against the sentence of administrative detention. 14. Some applicants raised further additional complaints under Article 6 of the Convention concerning other aspects of fairness of the administrative‐offence proceedings. In view of the findings in the above paragraphs, the Court considers that there is no need to deal separately with these remaining complaints. 15. Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case‐law (see in particular Navalnyy and Others v. Russia [Committee], nos. 25809/17 and 14 others, § 22, 4 October 2022), the Court finds it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement;
(b) that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. Done in English, and notified in writing on 25 April 2024, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court. Viktoriya Maradudina Peeter Roosma Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 11 of the Convention
(disproportionate measures against organisers and participants of public assemblies)
No. Application no. Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Name of the public event
Location
Date
Administrative / criminal offence
Penalty
Final domestic decision
Court Name
Date
Other complaints under
well-established case-law
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant
(in euros)[1]
31856/21
16/06/2021
Sergey Aleksandrovich KUZNETSOV
1985
Bayeva Aleksandra Nikolayevna
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 10 days
Moscow City Court
08/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station after compiling an offence report from 12.10 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 3 p.m. on 01/02/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
40306/21
30/07/2021
Daniil Vladimirovich NIYAKIY
1996
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
02/02/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 5 days
Moscow City Court
04/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to and detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 11.30 p.m. on 02/02/2021 until 4 p.m. on 04/02/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
40325/21
30/07/2021
Kamil Rashidovich SULTANOV
1990
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 7 days
Moscow City Court
08/04/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to and an overnight detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 1.40 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until court hearing at 4 p.m. on 01/02/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
40342/21
30/07/2021
Anatoliy Andreyevich MALTSEV
1993
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 9 days
Moscow City Court
05/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to and detention in the police station from 3.30 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 10.30 p.m. on 01/02/2021 for the sole purpose of compiling an offence report;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
47029/21
15/09/2021
Aleksey Valeryevich SHELEVOY
1976
Zhdanov Ivan Yuryevich
Vilnius
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 10 days
Moscow City Court
24/03/2021
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling
an offence report on 31/01/2021
5,000
57697/21
07/11/2021
Khochiakbar Numonchonovich SHARIPOV
1998
Zboroshenko Nikolay Sergeyevich
Mytishchi
Rally in support of Izzat Amon
Moscow
02/04/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
13/07/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report on 02/04/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
4,000
7318/22
27/01/2022
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich TKACHEV
1976
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Opposition rally
Barnaul
20/06/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Altay Regional Court
11/08/2021
3,500
8000/22
29/01/2022
Sofya Yevgenyevna BUTSYKINA
2003
Markin Konstantin Aleksandrovich
Velikiy Novgorod
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Velikiy Novgorod
21/04/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 5,000
Novgorod Regional Court
12/08/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station at 8.20 p.m. on 21/04/2021; the offence report was compiled only on 23/04/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
4,000
17907/22
25/03/2022
Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich VELICHKO
1996
Zhdanov Ivan Yuryevich
Vilnius
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Voronezh
21/04/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 15,000
Voronezh Regional Court
02/12/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 7.35 p.m. until 11.50 p.m. on 21/04/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
4,000
37745/22
15/07/2022
Roman Mikhaylovich ASHCHENKO
1981
Baranova Natalya Andreyevna
Moscow
Anti-war protest
Moscow
13/03/2022
article 19.3 § 1 of CAO
detention for 10 days
Moscow City Court
18/03/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and escorting to the police station on 13/03/2022 for the sole purpose of drawing a record of administrative offence; detention in excess of 3 hours till the court hearing on 14/03/2022;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings,
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
49211/22
24/09/2022
Sergey Vladimirovich KHOROSHEV
1996
Anti-war protest
St Petersburg
02/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 12,000
St Petersburg City Court
24/05/2022
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
3,500
No. Application no. Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Name of the public event
Location
Date
Administrative / criminal offence
Penalty
Final domestic decision
Court Name
Date
Other complaints under
well-established case-law
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant
(in euros)[1]
31856/21
16/06/2021
Sergey Aleksandrovich KUZNETSOV
1985
Bayeva Aleksandra Nikolayevna
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 10 days
Moscow City Court
08/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention in the police station after compiling an offence report from 12.10 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 3 p.m. on 01/02/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
40306/21
30/07/2021
Daniil Vladimirovich NIYAKIY
1996
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
02/02/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 5 days
Moscow City Court
04/03/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to and detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 11.30 p.m. on 02/02/2021 until 4 p.m. on 04/02/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
40325/21
30/07/2021
Kamil Rashidovich SULTANOV
1990
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 7 days
Moscow City Court
08/04/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to and an overnight detention in the police station before and after compiling an offence report from 1.40 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until court hearing at 4 p.m. on 01/02/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
40342/21
30/07/2021
Anatoliy Andreyevich MALTSEV
1993
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 9 days
Moscow City Court
05/02/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to and detention in the police station from 3.30 p.m. on 31/01/2021 until 10.30 p.m. on 01/02/2021 for the sole purpose of compiling an offence report;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
47029/21
15/09/2021
Aleksey Valeryevich SHELEVOY
1976
Zhdanov Ivan Yuryevich
Vilnius
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Moscow
31/01/2021
article 20.2 § 6.1 of CAO
detention for 10 days
Moscow City Court
24/03/2021
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings;
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling
an offence report on 31/01/2021
5,000
57697/21
07/11/2021
Khochiakbar Numonchonovich SHARIPOV
1998
Zboroshenko Nikolay Sergeyevich
Mytishchi
Rally in support of Izzat Amon
Moscow
02/04/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 10,000
Moscow City Court
13/07/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful deprivation of liberty- escorting to the police station for compiling an offence report on 02/04/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
4,000
7318/22
27/01/2022
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich TKACHEV
1976
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Moscow
Opposition rally
Barnaul
20/06/2020
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 20,000
Altay Regional Court
11/08/2021
3,500
8000/22
29/01/2022
Sofya Yevgenyevna BUTSYKINA
2003
Markin Konstantin Aleksandrovich
Velikiy Novgorod
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Velikiy Novgorod
21/04/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 5,000
Novgorod Regional Court
12/08/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station at 8.20 p.m. on 21/04/2021; the offence report was compiled only on 23/04/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
4,000
17907/22
25/03/2022
Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich VELICHKO
1996
Zhdanov Ivan Yuryevich
Vilnius
Rally “Free Navalnyy”
Voronezh
21/04/2021
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 15,000
Voronezh Regional Court
02/12/2021
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to and detention at the police station for compiling an offence report from 7.35 p.m. until 11.50 p.m. on 21/04/2021;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
4,000
37745/22
15/07/2022
Roman Mikhaylovich ASHCHENKO
1981
Baranova Natalya Andreyevna
Moscow
Anti-war protest
Moscow
13/03/2022
article 19.3 § 1 of CAO
detention for 10 days
Moscow City Court
18/03/2022
Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - arrest and escorting to the police station on 13/03/2022 for the sole purpose of drawing a record of administrative offence; detention in excess of 3 hours till the court hearing on 14/03/2022;
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings,
Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO
5,000
49211/22
24/09/2022
Sergey Vladimirovich KHOROSHEV
1996
Anti-war protest
St Petersburg
02/03/2022
article 20.2 § 5 of CAO
fine of RUB 12,000
St Petersburg City Court
24/05/2022
Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative‐offence proceedings
3,500
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.
