CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 25 mars 2021

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The applicants were represented by Mr O. Eterović, a lawyer practising in Sarajevo. The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article   1 of Protocol No.   1 concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions were communicated to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“the Government”) on 13 February 2020. THE LAW Joinder of the applications Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. Complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions) The Government submitted that the applicants had failed to inform the Court of the fact that the final judgments in their favour had been enforced. They therefore requested the Court to reject the applications as an abuse of the right of individual application in accordance with Article 35 §§ 3 (a) and 4 of the Convention. The applicants did not dispute the facts as presented by the Government. The Court reiterates that an application may be rejected as an abuse of the right of individual application within the meaning of Article 35 § 3 (a) of the Convention if, among other reasons, it was knowingly based on false information or if significant information and documents were deliberately omitted either where they were known from the outset or where new significant developments occurred during the proceedings. Incomplete and therefore misleading information may amount to an abuse of the right of application, especially if the information in question concerns the very core of the case and no sufficient explanation is given for the failure to disclose that information (see Gross v. Switzerland [GC], no. 67810/10, § 28, ECHR 2014; S.A.S. v. France [GC], no. 43835/11, § 67, ECHR 2014; and Čaluk and Others v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (dec.) [Committee], nos. 3927/15 and 63 others, §§ 18-19, 25 September 2018). Turning to the present case, the Court observes that the domestic decisions under consideration were fully enforced in respect of some of the applicants before notice of the applications was given to the Government (see the appended table). The applicants did not inform the Court about that development. The Court learned about it only from the Government’s observations of 15 September 2020. No convincing explanation for that omission was provided. Having regard to the fact that the information withheld concerned the very core of the applications, the Court finds that such conduct was contrary to the purpose of the right of individual application. Lawyers must understand that, having due regard to the Court’s duty to examine allegations of human rights violations, they must show a high level of professional prudence and meaningful cooperation with the Court by sparing it the introduction of unmeritorious complaints and, both before proceedings have been instituted and thereafter, they must inquire diligently into all the details of the case, meticulously abide by all the relevant rules of procedure and must urge their clients to do the same. Otherwise, the wilful or negligent misuse of the Court’s resources may undermine the credibility of lawyers’ work in the eyes of the Court and even, if it occurs systematically, may result in particular individual lawyers being banned from representing applicants under Rule 36 § 4 (b) of the Rules of Court (see Stevančević v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (dec.), no. 67618/09, § 29, 10   January 2017). In the light of the foregoing, the Court considers that the present applications constitute an abuse of the right of individual application within the meaning of Article 35 § 3 (a) in fine of the Convention. They must therefore be rejected in accordance with Article 35 § 4 of the Convention. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Declares the applications inadmissible. Done in English and notified in writing on 15 April 2021.   {signature_p_2}   Viktoriya Maradudina   Armen Harutyunyan   Acting Deputy Registrar   President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article   6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Relevant domestic decision Start date of non-enforcement period End date of non-enforcement period Length of enforcement proceedings     37991/19 25/06/2019 (16 applicants) Muamer MAKAŠ 1976 Nedžad BUŽO 1972 Zoran SAVIĆ 1976 Bego TUFO 1972 Dževad PALAVRA 1972 Nijaz HUMIĆ 1972 Almir JAMAK 1968 Zufer BALIĆ 1967 Amir HAŠIMOVIĆ 1968 Aleksej VASILJEVIĆ 1974 Alem SUBAŠIĆ 1973 Goran KELIĆ 1972 Vahudin HODŽIĆ 1970 Natko RAIĆ 1981 Mirsad KABULOVIĆ 1965 Miroslav RODIN 1953 Sarajevo Municipal Court, 02/03/2018     28/06/2018       04/06/2020 (for the applicant HODŽIĆ), 1 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 8 day(s) 26/02/2020 (for the applicant RAIĆ), 1 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 30 day(s) 26/02/2020 (for the applicant KABULOVIĆ), 1 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 30 day(s) 11/11/2019 (for the applicant RODIN), 1 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 15 day(s) pending (for the remaining applicants) More than 2 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 1 day(s)                                                   41449/19 19/07/2019 (14 applicants) Mevludin KALJANAC 1964 Jasminka KURTOVIĆ 1974 Danijela PRIMORAC 1973 Gordana RAJEVIĆ-RADOVIĆ 1970 Ismir SILAJDŽIĆ 1981 Zijad VATREŠ 1973 Stelica HRGIĆ-GRAPČANOVIĆ 1963 Bruno FRANJIĆ 1964 Adem ČELIK 1959 Alija KOTAREVIĆ 1962 Elmira KARAHASANOVIĆ 1958 Maja MARTINOVIĆ-MUK 1979 Alma UŠANOVIĆ 1977 Adnan MEMIŠEVIĆ 1979     Sarajevo Municipal Court, 27/06/2016     20/10/2016       pending (for the remaining applicants) More than 4 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 9 day(s) 18/12/2019 (for the applicant MEMIŠEVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 29 day(s)                                                     41460/19 19/07/2019 (15 applicants) Mevludin KALJANAC 1964 Danijela PRIMORAC 1973 Ismir SILAJDŽIĆ 1981 Stelica HRGIĆ-GRAPČANOVIĆ 1963 Adem ČELIK 1959 Alija KOTAREVIĆ 1962 Muamer KAVAZOVIĆ 1974 Nina KNEŽEVIĆ 1975 Mevludin HAJDAR 1964 Avni RIZVIĆ 1977 Selma SILAJDŽIĆ 1958 Muhidin RAŠIDOVIĆ 1976 Adnan MEMIŠEVIĆ 1979 Ivica PEROVIĆ 1962 Adnan IKANOVIĆ 1980 Sarajevo Municipal Court, 14/06/2016     29/08/2016       13/05/2020 (for the applicant RAŠIDOVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 15 day(s) 18/12/2019 (for the applicant MEMIŠEVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 20 day(s) 19/06/2020 (for the applicant PEROVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 22 day(s) 29/06/2020 (for the applicant IKANOVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 1 day(s) pending (for the remaining applicants) More than 4 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 1 day(s)                                               41462/19 18/07/2019 (18 applicants) Verica GOLIJANIN 1965 Semina FETAHOVIĆ 1980 Elmedina AHMETHODŽIĆ 1981 Muhamed MUJIĆ 1968 Mustafa BUKVA 1973 Mirsad ŠLJIVO 1968 Edin FAZLIĆ 1981 Alan TRTIĆ 1976 Saša PETROVIĆ 1978 Ajlana KRUPIĆ 1976 Aida MAŠIĆ 1985 Almir PIKNJAČ 1972 Milomir PANDUREVIĆ 1977 Đenana SARAJLIĆ-LAGUMDŽIJA 1969 Srđan MIČIĆ 1980 Sanela FAZLIĆ KULOVAC 1979 Ermin ZUKO 1978 Mirza HADŽIĆ 1975 Sarajevo Municipal Court, 28/10/2015       09/03/2016         11/06/2020 (for the applicant FAZLIĆ KULOVAC), 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 3 day(s) 28/05/2020 (for the applicant ZUKO), 4 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 20 day(s) in 2016 (for the applicant HADŽIĆ), Less than 1 year pending (for the remaining applicants) More than 4 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 20 day(s)                                                                   41526/19 17/07/2019 (11 applicants) Ismir SILAJDŽIĆ 1981 Jasminka KURTOVIĆ 1974 Mevludin KALJANAC 1964 Danijela PRIMORAC 1973 Gordana RAJEVIĆ-RADOVIĆ 1970 Zijad VATREŠ 1973 Bruno FRANJIĆ 1964 Muamera HAŠIMBEGOVIĆ 1975 Raza MUHAREMOVIĆ 1962 Edin KURTOVIĆ 1975 Adnan MEMIŠEVIĆ 1979 Sarajevo Municipal Court, 27/06/2014     04/04/2016       18/12/2019 (for the applicant MEMIŠEVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 15 day(s) pending (for the remaining applicants) More than 4 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 25 day(s)                                         47038/19 29/07/2019 Jasmina HERCEGOVAC 1956 Sabina RIBICA 1962 Sarajevo Municipal Court), 04/07/2016       07/11/2016         01/10/2019 (for the applicant HERCEGOVAC) 2 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 25 day(s) pending (for the applicant RIBICA) More than 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 22 day(s)     53033/19 27/09/2019 (20 applicants) Spomenko PLAKALOVIĆ 1983 Dragan PUCE 1955 Vladimir TADIĆ 1982 Senad HADŽIABDIĆ 1971 Radosava KANLIĆ 1950 Enisa OMEROVIĆ 1970 Mevlida POLJAK 1971 Sahra ŠENDEROVIĆ 1958 Uma ŽERIĆ 1949 Borislav BALABAN 1966 Mirhad MUJKIĆ 1961 Nedim AJETOVIĆ 1967 Refik MURATSPAHIĆ 1979 Anel BRULIĆ 1989 Kenan KAPETANOVIĆ 1972 Mustafa ZEC 1975 Zemina ĆATIĆ 1962 Ramiz ALIMANOVIĆ 1961 Ramiza GLUŠAC 1962 Zdravko ČOLO 1953       Sarajevo Municipal Court, 12/02/2016           15/04/2016               06/01/2020 (for the applicant KAPETANOVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 23 day(s) 26/02/2020 (for the applicant ZEC), 3 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 12 day(s) 26/02/2020 (for the applicant ĆATIĆ), 3 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 12 day(s) 10/04/2020 (for the applicant ALIMANOVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 27 day(s) 11/06/2020 (for the applicant GLUŠAC), 4 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 28 day(s) 25/10/2019 (for the applicant ČOLO), 3 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 11 day(s) pending (for the remaining applicants) More than 4 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 14 day(s)                                                         53035/19 27/09/2019 (22 applicants) Marinko KOSORIĆ 1971 Senad KADIĆ 1983 Spomenko PLAKALOVIĆ 1983 Vladimir TADIĆ 1982 Anel BRULIĆ 1989 Suad CERIĆ 1971 Mladen KLJAJIĆ 1967 Amer ĐEDOVIĆ 1979 Mladen BAKULA 1985 Željko MARTIĆ 1969 Edin ČELIK 1975 Ratko LJEŠNIĆ 1971 Amer BRULIĆ 1984 Željko GLAVOČEVIĆ 1972 Admir ĆULOV 1983 Ibro BEŠLIJA 1975 Almir OSMANOVIĆ 1977 Eldin PENJO 1991 Edin DARDAGAN 1974 Dubravka TODOROVIĆ 1982 Armin ĐOZO 1988 Muharem POTUROVIĆ 1983 Sarajevo Municipal Court, 12/10/2016     01/12/2016       03/06/2020 (for the applicant OSMANOVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 3 day(s) 21/10/2019 (for the applicant PENJO), 2 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 21 day(s) 12/12/2019 (for the applicant DARDAGAN), 3 year(s) and 12 day(s) 27/12/2019 (for the applicant TODOROVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 27 day(s) 12/12/2019 (for the applicant ĐOZO), 3 year(s) and 12 day(s) 11/06/2020 (for the applicant POTUROVIĆ), 3 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 11 day(s) pending (for the remaining applicants) More than 4 year(s) and 3 month(s)                                                                 57895/19 25/10/2019 (4 applicants)       Hata HASANBEGOVIĆ 1964 Rasema DOLJANČIĆ 1956 Amira ZELIĆ 1959 Ahmet ABDAGIĆ 1973 Sarajevo Municipal Court, 05/05/2014     20/01/2016       14/05/2020 (for the applicant HASANBEGOVIĆ), 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 25 day(s) 14/05/2020 (for the applicant DOLJANČIĆ), 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 25 day(s) 30/01/2020 (for the applicant ZELIĆ), 4 year(s) and 11 day(s) pending (for the applicant ABDAGIĆ) More than 5 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 9 day(s)