CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 20 juin 2019

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vertical-align:top } .sBA53B041 { width:17.7%; border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .sF6A12959 { width:33%; height:1px; text-align:left } .s5FFF0A7E { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt } .sA4BC3E2E { font-family:Arial; font-size:5.33pt; vertical-align:super; color:#000000 }   THIRD SECTION DECISION Application no. 72048/17 Sergey Nikolayevich SMETANIN against Russia and 22 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 20 June 2019 as a Committee composed of:   Alena Poláčková, President,   Dmitry Dedov,   Gilberto Felici, judges, and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of applicants is set out in the appended table. The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention during transport were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”). In some of the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under Article 13 of the Convention. THE LAW Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. The Government informed the Court that they proposed to make unilateral declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications in accordance with Article   37 of the Convention The Government acknowledged the inadequate conditions of detention during transport. In some of the applications they further acknowledged that the domestic authorities had violated the applicants’ rights guaranteed by Article 13 of the Convention. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases. The applicants were sent the terms of the Government’s unilateral declarations several weeks before the date of this decision. The Court has not received a response from the applicants accepting the terms of the declarations. The Court observes that Article   37 §   1   (c) enables it to strike a case out of its list if: “... for any other reason established by the Court, it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application”. Thus, it may strike out applications under Article   37 §   1 (c) on the basis of a unilateral declaration by a respondent Government even if the applicants wish the examination of the cases to be continued (see, in particular, Tahsin Acar v.   Turkey (preliminary objections) [GC], no.   26307/95, §§   75 ‑ 77, ECHR 2003-VI). The Court has established clear and extensive case-law concerning complaints relating to the inadequate conditions of detention during transport (see, for example, Idalov v. Russia [GC], no. 5826/03, §§ 103-108, 22 May 2012). Noting the admissions contained in the Government’s declarations as well as the amount of compensation proposed – which is consistent with the amounts awarded in similar cases – the Court considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications insofar as they concerned the conditions of detention during transport and other complaints raised under the well-established case-law (see the appended table) (Article   37 §   1   (c)). In the light of the above considerations, the Court is satisfied that respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto does not require it to continue the examination of the applications in the part covered by the unilateral declarations (Article   37 §   1 in fine ). Finally, the Court emphasises that, should the Government fail to comply with the terms of their unilateral declarations, the applications may be restored to the list in accordance with Article   37 §   2 of the Convention ( Josipović v.   Serbia (dec.), no.   18369/07, 4   March 2008). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list as regards the complaints concerning the inadequate conditions of detention during transport and the complaints under the well-stablished case-law, as covered by the unilateral declarations of the Government. The applicant in application no. 20490/18 also complained about his conditions of detention. The Court has examined that complaint 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, it does not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Articles   34 and   35 of the Convention and it does not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Convention or the Protocols thereto. It follows that this part of application no. 20490/18 must be rejected in accordance with Article   35   §   4 of the Convention. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations concerning the inadequate conditions of detention during transport and the other complaints under the well-established case-law (see the appended table), and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein; Decides to strike this part of the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention; Declares the remainder of application no. 20490/18 inadmissible. Done in English and notified in writing on 11 July 2019.   Liv Tigerstedt   Alena Poláčková   Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article   3 of the Convention (inadequate conditions of detention during transport) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Date of birth   Representative’s name and location Other complaints under well-established case-law   Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of applicant’s comments, if any Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant (in euros) [i]     72048/17 20/09/2017 Sergey Nikolayevich Smetanin 19/11/1991 Malinin Andrey Anatolyevich Pechora   22/05/2018 05/07/2018 1,000     76605/17 06/10/2017 Igor Vladimirovich Dukhovskoy 10/01/1972       22/05/2018 03/07/2018 1,000     79916/17 10/11/2017 Denis Aleksandrovich Shishelov 08/05/1983     Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law – to complain about poor conditions of transport 22/05/2018 29/06/2018 1,000     80072/17 14/11/2017 Sergey Latynbayevich Yusupov 06/08/1974       22/05/2018 10/07/2018 1,000     80387/17 06/11/2017 Maksim Eduardovich Butakov 30/04/1988       22/05/2018 06/07/2018 1,000     18169/18 21/05/2018 Maksim Viktorovich Grigoryev 04/01/1978       14/01/2019 23/03/2019 1,000     20490/18 04/04/2018 Sergey Viktorovich Smirnov 20/01/1981       19/02/2019 04/04/2019 1,000     27029/18 16/05/2018 Danila Aleksandrovich Sukharev 13/03/1983       14/01/2019 27/03/2019 1,000     28029/18 24/05/2018 Aleksey Sergeyevich Garanin 20/12/1977       14/01/2019 28/03/2019 1,000   29494/18 31/05/2018 Khuler Eduardovich Bopuy-ool 10/08/1993       22/01/2019 - 1,000   29967/18 06/06/2018 Marian Angelov Penev 29/04/1987     Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law - to complain about poor conditions of transport 22/01/2019 - 1,000   30690/18 30/05/2018 Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Valkovskiy 23/05/1991       21/01/2019 - 1,000   30810/18 14/05/2018 Dmitriy Aleksandrovich Dilshnayder 29/10/1981     Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law - to complain about poor conditions of transport 22/01/2019 21/03/2019 1,000   30826/18 05/06/2018 Sergey Vyacheslavovich Loyev 20/09/1972       22/01/2019 28/03/2019 1,000   31019/18 06/06/2018 Ruslan Saubanovich Zaripov 25/01/1981     Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law - to complain about poor conditions of transport 21/01/2019 21/03/2019 1,000   31261/18 14/06/2018 Zaur Magomed Ogly Buliyev 22/08/1990       22/01/2019 23/03/2019 1,000   31329/18 10/06/2018 Andrey Ivanovich Nazin 11/04/1977         21/01/2019 28/03/2019 1,000   33689/18 25/06/2018 Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kashin 08/08/1977     Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law - to complain about poor conditions of transport 29/01/2019 28/03/2019 1,000   34689/18 09/07/2018 Vadim Nikolayevich Arinushkin 12/03/1974     Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law - to complain about poor conditions of transport 29/01/2019 23/03/2019 1,000   34854/18 30/06/2018 Roman Vladimirovich Chernoknizhnyy 31/01/1979       21/01/2019 28/03/2019 1,000   34920/18 12/07/2018 Dmitriy Anatolyevich Aldushin 05/03/1968       29/01/2019 - 1,000   34957/18 09/07/2018 Sergey Aleksandrovich Rozhnev 08/01/1976     Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law - to complain about poor conditions of transport 11/03/2019 30/04/2019 1,000   35829/18 11/07/2018 Eduard Viktorovich Bakhonskiy 05/10/1984     Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law - to complain about poor conditions of transport 29/01/2019 - 1,000   [i] .     Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.