CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 1 février 2024

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The applicants’ complaints under Articles 5, 6 and 10 of the Convention concerning their right to liberty, right to fair trial and freedom of expression were communicated to the Azerbaijani Government (“the Government”). In applications nos. 18466/15, 18492/15 and 18536/15, the complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under Article 18 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 violations of the applicants’ rights under Articles 5, 6 and 10 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, the Tahsin Acar v.   Turkey judgment (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 right to liberty, right to fair trial and freedom of expression (see, for example, Hasanov and Majidli v. Azerbaijan , nos.   9626/14 and   9717/14, 7 October 2021; Huseynli and Others v.   Azerbaijan , nos.   67360/11 and 2 others, 11 February 2016; and Gafgaz Mammadov v.   Azerbaijan , no. 60259/11, 15 October 2015). It has no reasons to consider that the compensation offered by the Government constitutes inadequate or otherwise unreasonable redress for the violation of the applicants’ Convention rights (see Ryabkin and Volokitin v. Russia (dec.), nos. 52166/08 and 8526/09, §§ 49-50, 28 June 2016, Igranov and Others v.   Russia , nos. 42399/13 and 8 others, § 24, 20 March 2018, and, for a similar approach, Korol v. Russia (dec.) [Committee], no. 20129/18, 20 May 2021). 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 in the part covered by the unilateral declarations (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 concerning the complaints under Articles 5, 6 and 10 of the Convention (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 (see 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 under Articles 5, 6 and 10 of the Convention. The applicants in applications nos. 18466/15, 18492/15 and 18536/15 also complained under Article 18 of the Convention in conjunction with Article 5 of the Convention. Having regard to the facts of the case, the Government’s unilateral declaration and the Court’s decision to strike out the complaints under Articles 5, 6 and 10 of the Convention, the Court considers that the main legal questions raised in the present application were resolved. It concludes, therefore, that there is no need to examine this part of the applications (see Szopa and Others v. Poland [Committee] (dec.), nos.   63624/09 and 3 others, § 16, 18 December 2018; Proda v. Albania [Committee] (dec.), no. 20127/16, 5 May 2022; Jovanovski v. North Macedonia [Committee] (dec.), no. 30244/18, 3 February 2022; and Namazov v. Azerbaijan [Committee] (dec.), no. 23036/19, § 16, 11 July 2023). For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Takes note of the terms of the respondent Government’s declarations concerning Articles 5, 6 and 10 and of the arrangements for ensuring compliance with the undertakings referred to therein; Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases as regards the complaints under Article 5, 6 and 10 of the Convention in accordance with Article   37 §   1   (c) of the Convention; Decides   that there is no need to examine the remaining complaints. Done in English and notified in writing on 22 February 2024.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Péter Paczolay   Acting Deputy Registrar   President   APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Articles 5, 6 and 10 of the Convention (unfair trial in administrative offence proceedings and interference with freedom of expression) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Date of receipt of Government’s declaration Date of receipt of applicant’s comments Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage per applicant (in euros) [1] Amount awarded for costs and expenses per application (in euros) [2]   14962/15 16/03/2015 Rasim Rajab oglu ISAGOV 1959 Khalid BAGIROV Baku 29/07/2023 11/09/2023 5,800 500   18466/15 07/04/2015 Ali Veysel oglu ABDULLAYEV 1962 Khalid BAGIROV Baku 29/07/2023 11/09/2023 6,000 500   18492/15 07/04/2015 Mubariz Asabali oglu ABDULKARIMOV 1971 Khalid BAGIROV Baku 29/07/2023 11/09/2023 6,000 500   18536/15 07/04/2015 Rauf Shafayat oglu ABDURAHMANLI 1977 Khalid BAGIROV Baku 29/07/2023 11/09/2023 6,000 500   [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants. [2] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.