{"id":17825,"date":"2022-01-14T09:27:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T09:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=17825"},"modified":"2022-04-28T10:27:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T10:27:15","slug":"case-of-kirtok-v-ukraine-european-court-of-human-rights-26193-20-and-9489-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=17825","title":{"rendered":"CASE OF KIRTOK v. UKRAINE (European Court of Human Rights) 26193\/20 and 9489\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The applicant complained of the excessive length of his pre-trial detention. He also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">FIFTH SECTION<br \/>\n<strong>CASE OF KIRTOK v. UKRAINE<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Applications nos. 26193\/20 and 9489\/21)<\/em><br \/>\nJUDGMENT<br \/>\nSTRASBOURG<br \/>\n13 January 2022<\/p>\n<p>This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the case of Kirtok v. Ukraine,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:<\/p>\n<p>L\u0259tif H\u00fcseynov, President,<br \/>\nLado Chanturia,<br \/>\nArnfinn B\u00e5rdsen, judges,<br \/>\nand Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,<\/p>\n<p>Having deliberated in private on 9 December 2021,<\/p>\n<p>Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROCEDURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. The case originated in applications against Ukraine lodged with the Court under Article\u00a034 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (\u201cthe Convention\u201d) on the various dates indicated in the appended table.<\/p>\n<p>2. The applicant was represented by Mr A. Fedosin, a lawyer practising in Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>3. The Ukrainian Government (\u201cthe\u00a0Government\u201d) were given notice of the applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. The applicant\u2019s details and information relevant to the applications are set out in the appended table.<\/p>\n<p>5. The applicant complained of the excessive length of his pre-trial detention. He also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I. JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS<\/p>\n<p>6. Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment.<\/p>\n<p>II. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 5\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03 OF THE CONVENTION<\/p>\n<p>7. The applicant complained principally that his pre-trial detention had been unreasonably long. He relied on Article\u00a05\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03 of the Convention, which reads as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Article\u00a05\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03<\/p>\n<p>\u201c3. Everyone arrested or detained in accordance with the provisions of paragraph\u00a01\u00a0(c) of this Article shall be &#8230; entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release pending trial. Release may be conditioned by guarantees to appear for trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>8. The Court observes that the general principles regarding the right to trial within a reasonable time or to release pending trial, as guaranteed by Article\u00a05 \u00a7\u00a03 of the Convention, have been stated in a number of its previous judgments (see, among many other authorities, Kud\u0142a v.\u00a0Poland [GC], no.\u00a030210\/96, \u00a7 110, ECHR 2000\u2011XI, and McKay v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 543\/03, \u00a7\u00a7 41-44, ECHR 2006\u2011X, with further references).<\/p>\n<p>9. In the leading cases of Kharchenko v. Ukraine (no. 40107\/02,<br \/>\n\u00a7\u00a7\u00a077-81, 10\u00a0February 2011) and Ignatov v. Ukraine (no. 40583\/15,<br \/>\n\u00a7\u00a7\u00a038-42, 15\u00a0December 2016), the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case.<\/p>\n<p>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 on 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 length of the applicant\u2019s pre-trial detention was excessive.<\/p>\n<p>11. These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article\u00a05\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03 of the Convention.<\/p>\n<p>III. OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS UNDER WELL-ESTABLISHED CASE-LAW<\/p>\n<p>12. The applicant submitted other complaints which also raised issues under the Convention, 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\u00a035\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03\u00a0(a) of the Convention, nor are they inadmissible on any other ground. Accordingly, they must be declared admissible. Having examined all the material before it, the Court concludes that they also disclose violations of the Convention in the light of its findings in Kharchenko, cited above, \u00a7\u00a7 86-87, and Nechay v.\u00a0Ukraine, no.\u00a015360\/10, \u00a7\u00a7\u00a067-72, 1 July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>IV. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION<\/p>\n<p>13. Article 41 of the Convention provides:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>14. Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case\u2011law (see, in particular, Ignatov, cited above, \u00a7 57), the Court considers it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table.<\/p>\n<p>15. The Court further considers it appropriate that the default interest rate should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank, to which should be added three percentage points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Decides to join the applications;<\/p>\n<p>2. Declares the applications admissible;<\/p>\n<p>3. Holds that there has been a violation of Article\u00a05\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of pre-trial detention;<\/p>\n<p>4. Holds that there has been a violation of the Convention as regards the other complaints raised under well-established case-law of the Court (see\u00a0appended table);<\/p>\n<p>5. Holds<\/p>\n<p>(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, 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;<\/p>\n<p>(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.<\/p>\n<p>Done in English, and notified in writing on 13 January 2022, pursuant to Rule\u00a077\u00a0\u00a7\u00a7\u00a02 and\u00a03 of the Rules of Court.<\/p>\n<p>Viktoriya Maradudina\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L\u0259tif H\u00fcseynov<br \/>\nActing Deputy Registrar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 President<\/p>\n<p>___________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>APPENDIX<\/strong><br \/>\nList of applications raising complaints under Article 5 \u00a7 3 of the Convention<br \/>\n(excessive length of pre-trial detention)<\/p>\n<table width=\"949\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>Application no.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date of introduction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Applicant\u2019s name<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year of birth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>Period of detention<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"95\"><strong>Length of detention<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\"><strong>Specific defects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><strong>Other complaints under well-established case-law<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><strong>Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage per applicant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(in euros)<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"95\"><strong>Amount awarded for costs and expenses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(in euros)<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\">26193\/20<\/p>\n<p>12\/06\/2020<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9489\/21<\/p>\n<p>26\/01\/2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"89\"><strong>Borys Oleksandrovych KIRTOK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1988<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\">26\/09\/2013<\/p>\n<p>to<\/p>\n<p>28\/09\/2020<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">7 years and 3\u00a0days<\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">As the case progressed: use of assumptions, in the absence of any evidentiary basis, of the risks of absconding or obstructing justice;<\/p>\n<p>fragility of the reasons employed by the courts, as the case progressed; failure to conduct the proceedings with due diligence<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">Art. 5 (4) &#8211; excessive length of judicial review of detention &#8211; Appeals of 23\/05\/2020, 06\/07\/2020 and 14\/08\/2020 were examined by the Kyiv Court of Appeal on 16\/09\/2020, 09\/03\/2021 and 28\/09\/2020 respectively,<\/p>\n<p>Art. 6 (1) &#8211; excessive length of criminal proceedings<\/p>\n<p>from 26\/09\/2013 &#8211; pending,<\/p>\n<p>more than 8 years, 2 months before 1 level of jurisdiction<\/p>\n<p>Art. 13 &#8211; lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">3,900<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-share-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=17825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=17825&text=CASE+OF+KIRTOK+v.+UKRAINE+%28European+Court+of+Human+Rights%29+26193%2F20+and+9489%2F21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=17825&title=CASE+OF+KIRTOK+v.+UKRAINE+%28European+Court+of+Human+Rights%29+26193%2F20+and+9489%2F21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=17825&description=CASE+OF+KIRTOK+v.+UKRAINE+%28European+Court+of+Human+Rights%29+26193%2F20+and+9489%2F21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The applicant complained of the excessive length of his pre-trial detention. 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