CEDH · CASELAW;JUDGMENTS;COMMITTEE;ENG — 9 octobre 2025

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HUNGARY (Applications nos. 37497/24 and 10 others – see appended list)             JUDGMENT   STRASBOURG 9 October 2025   This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Furák and Others v. Hungary, The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:   Gediminas Sagatys , President ,   Stéphane Pisani,   Juha Lavapuro , judges , and Attila Teplán, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 18 September 2025, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date: PROCEDURE 1.     The case originated in applications against Hungary lodged with the Court under Article   34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table. 2.     The Hungarian Government (“the   Government”) were given notice of the applications. THE FACTS 3.     The list of applicants and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table. 4.     The applicants complained of the excessive length of criminal proceedings. Some applicants also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention. THE LAW JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS 5.     Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE   6 § 1 OF THE CONVENTION 6.     The applicants complained principally that the length of the criminal proceedings in question had been incompatible with the “reasonable time” requirement. They relied on Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, which reads as follows: Article   6   §   1 “In the determination of ... any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a ... hearing within a reasonable time by [a] ... tribunal...” 7.     The Court reiterates that the reasonableness of the length of proceedings must be assessed in the light of the circumstances of the case and with reference to the following criteria: the complexity of the case, the conduct of the applicants and the relevant authorities and what was at stake for the applicants in the dispute (see, among many other authorities, Pélissier and Sassi v.   France [GC], no.   25444/94, §   67, ECHR   1999 ‑ II, and Frydlender v.   France [GC], no.   30979/96, §   43, ECHR   2000 ‑ VII). 8.     In the leading case of Barta and Drajkó v. Hungary, no. 35729/12, 17   December 2013 the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case. 9.     Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of justifying the overall length of the proceedings at the national level. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the length of the proceedings was excessive and failed to meet the “reasonable time” requirement. 10.     These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention. OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS UNDER WELL-ESTABLISHED CASE-LAW 11.     Some applicants 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 35 § 3 (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 Barta and Drajkó (cited above, §§ 25-26). APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION 12.     Article 41 of the Convention provides: “If 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.” 13.     Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case ‑ law, the Court finds it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY, Decides to join the applications; Declares the applications admissible; Holds that these applications disclose a breach of Article   6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings; 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); Holds (a)   that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, 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; (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.   Done in English, and notified in writing on 9 October 2025, pursuant to Rule   77   §§   2 and   3 of the Rules of Court.     Attila Teplán   Gediminas Sagatys   Acting Deputy Registrar   President       APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (excessive length of criminal proceedings) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Start of proceedings End of proceedings Total length Levels of jurisdiction Other complaints under well-established case-law Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant (in euros) [1]       37497/24 03/12/2024 József FURÁK 1975   Frank Evelyn Budapest 20/04/2017   13/02/2025   7 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 25 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction   Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings 3,200     37594/24 05/12/2024 Mária DARABOS 1963   Forstóber Gábor Szombathely 13/12/2004   12/06/2024   19 year(s) and 6 month(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction   Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings 2,400     314/25 13/12/2024 Krisztián Attila ÁDÁM 1974   Juhász Gábor István Budapest 25/06/2013   20/03/2024   10 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 25 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction     5,500     315/25 13/12/2024 Mihály Béla FAZEKAS 1984   Juhász Gábor István Budapest 25/06/2013   05/04/2024   10 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 12 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction     5,500     317/25 13/12/2024 Emese HAJDU 1987   Juhász Gábor István Budapest 25/06/2013   28/11/2024   11 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 4 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction     6,500     323/25 13/12/2024 Sándor POZSÁR 1974   Juhász Gábor István Budapest 25/06/2013   19/03/2024   10 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 24 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction     5,500     2056/25 10/01/2025 István RIGÓ 1958   Takács Gergely Tihamér Budapest 04/12/2014   11/03/2025   10 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 8 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction     3,400     2058/25 10/01/2025 István RADICS 1973   N. Tóth Máté Budapest 04/12/2014   11/03/2025   10 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 8 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction     3,400     9452/25 06/03/2025 Ferenc KURDI 1974   Nagy Gábor Budapest 11/12/2012   11/03/2025   12 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 1 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction     6,400   9547/25 18/03/2025 Balázs LEPEL 1980   Nagy Gábor Budapest 11/12/2012   11/03/2025   12 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 1 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction     6,400   9590/25 06/03/2025 Szilárd FORGÓ 1973   Nagy Gábor Budapest 05/12/2014   11/03/2025   10 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 7 day(s) 2 level(s) of jurisdiction     4,600     [1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.