{"id":19695,"date":"2022-10-13T09:31:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T09:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=19695"},"modified":"2022-10-13T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T09:31:09","slug":"case-of-bezrukov-v-russia-european-court-of-human-rights-76344-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=19695","title":{"rendered":"CASE OF BEZRUKOV v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) 76344\/12"},"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;\">THIRD SECTION<br \/>\n<strong>CASE OF BEZRUKOV v. RUSSIA<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>(Application no. 76344\/12)<\/em><br \/>\nJUDGMENT<br \/>\nSTRASBOURG<br \/>\n13 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 Bezrukov v. Russia,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:<br \/>\nDarian Pavli, President,<br \/>\nAndreas Z\u00fcnd,<br \/>\nFr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Krenc, judges,<br \/>\nand Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,<\/p>\n<p>Having deliberated in private on 15 September 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 an application against Russia lodged with the Court under Article\u00a034 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (\u201cthe Convention\u201d) on 23 October 2012.<\/p>\n<p>2. The applicant was represented by Ms I.V. Zhuravleva, a lawyer practising in Perm.<\/p>\n<p>3. The Russian Government (\u201cthe\u00a0Government\u201d) were given notice of the application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. The applicant\u2019s details and information relevant to the application 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><strong>I. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 5\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03 OF THE CONVENTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6. The applicant complainedthat 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 case of Dirdizov v. Russia, no. 41461\/10, 27 November 2012, 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\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03 of the Convention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>II. OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS UNDER WELL-ESTABLISHED CASE-LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11. The applicant lodged another complaint which also raised issues under Article 5\u00a0\u00a7\u00a04\u00a0of the Convention, given the relevant well-established case-law of the Court (see appended table). This complaint is not manifestly ill-founded within the meaning of Article\u00a035\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03\u00a0(a) of the Convention, nor is it inadmissible on any other ground. Accordingly, it must be declared admissible. Having examined all the material before it, the Court concludes that it also discloses a violation of the Convention in the light of its findings in leading cases: Idalov v. Russia, [GC], no. 5826\/03, \u00a7\u00a7 154\u201158 and 161-65, 22\u00a0May 2012, Khodorkovskiy v. Russia, no. 5829\/04, \u00a7\u00a7 219\u201148, 31\u00a0May 2011, and Lebedev v. Russia, no. 4493\/04, \u00a7\u00a7 75-115, 25 October 2007.<\/p>\n<p><strong>III. REMAINING COMPLAINTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12. The applicant also raised complaints under Article 8 of the Convention.<\/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 the application must be rejected in accordance with Article\u00a035\u00a0\u00a7\u00a04 of the Convention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IV. 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, Pastukhov and Yelagin v. Russia, no. 55299\/07, 19\u00a0December 2013), the Court considers it reasonable to award the sum indicated in the appended table and rejects the remainder of the applicant\u2019s claims for just satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>17. 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. Declares the complaint concerning the excessive length of pre-trial detentionand the complaint under well-established case-law of the Court, as set out in the appended table, admissible,\u00a0and the remainder of the application inadmissible;<\/p>\n<p>2. Holds that this complaint discloses a breach of Article\u00a05\u00a0\u00a7\u00a03 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of pre-trial detention;<\/p>\n<p>3. Holds that there has been a violation of the Convention as regards the complaint raised under well-established case-law of the Court (see appended table);<\/p>\n<p>4. Holds<\/p>\n<p>(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, within three months, the amount 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 amount 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>5. Rejects the remainder of the applicant\u2019s claims for just satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>Done in English, and notified in writing on 13 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 Darian Pavli<br \/>\nActing Deputy Registrar \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 President<\/p>\n<p>__________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>APPENDIX<\/strong><br \/>\nApplication raising complaints under Article 5 \u00a7 3 of the Convention<br \/>\n(excessive length of pre-trial detention)<\/p>\n<table width=\"1193\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"125\"><strong>Application no.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date of introduction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"136\"><strong>Applicant\u2019s name<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Year of birth<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"110\"><strong>Period of detention<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><strong>Court which issued detention order\/examined appeal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><strong>Length of detention<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"165\"><strong>Specific defects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"154\"><strong>Other complaints under well-established case-law<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"201\"><strong>Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(in euros)<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"125\">76344\/12<br \/>\n23\/10\/2012<\/td>\n<td width=\"136\"><strong>Konstantin Kirillovich BEZRUKOV<\/strong><br \/>\n1973<\/td>\n<td width=\"110\">14\/12\/2011 to<br \/>\n21\/08\/2013<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Leninskiy District Court of Perm<\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">1 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 8 day(s)<\/td>\n<td width=\"165\">fragility of the reasons employed by the courts;<br \/>\nfragility and repetitiveness of the reasoning employed by the courts as the case progressed<\/td>\n<td width=\"154\">Art. 5 (4) &#8211; excessive length of judicial review of detention \u2013 appeal against detention order of 21 May 2014 examined only on 15\u00a0September 2014 \u2013 3\u00a0months delay<\/td>\n<td width=\"201\">2,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"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. THIRD SECTION CASE OF BEZRUKOV v. 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