{"id":19634,"date":"2022-10-07T17:44:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=19634"},"modified":"2022-10-07T17:44:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:44:26","slug":"case-of-gorbunenko-v-ukraine-european-court-of-human-rights-23534-20-and-13110-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=19634","title":{"rendered":"CASE OF GORBUNENKO v. UKRAINE (European Court of Human Rights) 23534\/20 and 13110\/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 GORBUNENKO v. UKRAINE<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Applications nos. 23534\/20 and 13110\/21)<\/em><br \/>\nJUDGMENT<br \/>\nSTRASBOURG<br \/>\n6 October 2022<\/p>\n<p>This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the case of Gorbunenko v. Ukraine,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:<br \/>\nSt\u00e9phanie Mourou-Vikstr\u00f6m, President,<br \/>\nIvana Jeli\u0107,<br \/>\nKate\u0159ina\u0160im\u00e1\u010dkov\u00e1, judges,<br \/>\nand ViktoriyaMaradudina,ActingDeputy Section Registrar,<\/p>\n<p>Having deliberated in private on 7\u00a0April 2022,<\/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 two 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 Ukrainian Government (\u201ctheGovernment\u201d) were given notice of the applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. The applicant\u2019s details and information relevant to the applications are set out in the appended table.<\/p>\n<p>4. 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><strong>I. JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5. 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><strong>II. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 5\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03 OF THE CONVENTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6. 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">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>7. 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>8. In the leading cases of Kharchenko v. Ukraine, no. 40107\/02, 10\u00a0February 2011, and Ignatov v. Ukraine, no. 40583\/15, 15 December 2016, the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case.<\/p>\n<p>9. 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>10. These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article\u00a05\u00a7\u00a03 of the Convention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>III. OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS UNDER WELL-ESTABLISHED CASE-LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11. 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 Nechayv. Ukraine,no. 15360\/10, 1July 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IV. REMAINING COMPLAINTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12. In application no.\u00a023534\/20 the applicant also complained under Article 3 of the Convention about the inadequate conditions of his detention.<\/p>\n<p>13. The Court has examined these complaints and considers that, in the light of all the material in its possession and in so far as the matters complained of are within its competence, they either do not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Articles\u00a034 and\u00a035 of the Convention or do not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Convention or the Protocols thereto.<\/p>\n<p>14. It follows that this part of application no.\u00a023534\/20 must be rejected in accordance with Article\u00a035\u00a0\u00a7\u00a04 of the Convention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>V. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>15. 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>16. 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><strong>FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Decides to join the applications;<\/p>\n<p>2. Declares the complaints concerning the excessive length of pre-trial detentionand the other complaints under well-established case-law of the Court, as set out in the appended table, admissible and the remainder of application no.\u00a023534\/20 inadmissible;<\/p>\n<p>3. Holds that these complaints disclose a breach 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 appended 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 6 October 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 \u00a0St\u00e9phanie Mourou-Vikstr\u00f6m<br \/>\nActing Deputy Registrar \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0President<\/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 style=\"width: 130%; height: 883px;\" width=\"1087\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 263px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\" width=\"94\"><strong>Application no.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date of introduction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\" width=\"130\"><strong>Applicant\u2019s name<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Year of birth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\" width=\"130\"><strong>Representative\u2019s name and location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\" width=\"133\"><strong>Period of detention<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\" width=\"115\"><strong>Length of detention<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\" width=\"118\"><strong>Specific defects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\" width=\"165\"><strong>Other complaints under well-established case-law<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\" width=\"106\"><strong>Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage (in euros)<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\" width=\"95\"><strong>Amount awarded for costs and expenses<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(in euros)<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 310px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 310px;\" width=\"94\">23534\/20<br \/>\n12\/05\/2020<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 620px;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"130\"><strong>ValeriyIgorovych GORBUNENKO<\/strong><br \/>\n1992<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 310px;\" width=\"130\">Pustyntsev Andriy Vitaliyovych<br \/>\nDnipro<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 620px;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"133\">18\/12\/2015<br \/>\nto<br \/>\n18\/10\/2016<br \/>\n28\/03\/2017<br \/>\nto<br \/>\n10\/02\/2020<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 620px;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"115\">10 months and 1\u00a0day<br \/>\n2 years and 10\u00a0months and 14\u00a0days<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 620px;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"118\">fragility of the reasons employed by the courts<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 620px;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"165\">Art. 6 (1) &#8211; excessive length of criminal proceedings \u2013 from 16\/12\/2015 &#8211; pending; 2\u00a0levels of jurisdiction;<br \/>\nArt. 13 &#8211; lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of the criminal proceedings<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 620px;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"106\">3,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 620px;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"95\">250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 310px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 310px;\" width=\"94\">13110\/21<br \/>\n02\/02\/2021<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 310px;\" width=\"130\">Ignatov Oleksandr Anatoliyovych<br \/>\nDnipro<\/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 applicant.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-share-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=19634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=19634&text=CASE+OF+GORBUNENKO+v.+UKRAINE+%28European+Court+of+Human+Rights%29+23534%2F20+and+13110%2F21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=19634&title=CASE+OF+GORBUNENKO+v.+UKRAINE+%28European+Court+of+Human+Rights%29+23534%2F20+and+13110%2F21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=19634&description=CASE+OF+GORBUNENKO+v.+UKRAINE+%28European+Court+of+Human+Rights%29+23534%2F20+and+13110%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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