CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 30 mai 2018

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border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0.75pt; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:0.75pt; padding-right:3.12pt; padding-left:3.5pt; background-color:#ffffff }   Communicated on 30 May 2018   THIRD SECTION Application no. 20605/11 Yevgeniy Vladimirovich PANCHENKO against Russia and 5 other applications – see appended list STATEMENT OF FACTS The applicants complained under Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention that they had been subjected to ill-treatment by State officials and that the State failed to conduct an effective domestic investigation into those incidents. All of the applicants submitted that their attempts to initiate criminal investigation in connection with the incidents proved futile.   The relevant details regarding the applicants’ allegations and their version of factual circumstances are reflected in the attached appendices. The information regarding the alleged breach of the substantive aspect of Article 3 in contained in Appendix no. 1. The reaction of the domestic authorities to the applicants’ complaints is reflected in Appendix no. 2.   The table of cases:   No. Application number Introduction date Name of the applicant / date of birth / place of residence Represented by 1. 20605/11 18/02/2011 Yevgeniy Vladimirovich PANCHENKO 14/10/1974 Barnaul   2. 38614/13 13/05/2013 Valeriy Gennadyevich FEDOROV 21/08/1970 Korolev   3. 48841/13 20/06/2013 Viktor Anatolyevich ZALOZNYY 12/06/1977 Aleksandriyskaya   4. 52372/14 20/10/2014 Sergey Mikhaylovich KRIVONOGOV 15/05/1949 Vostochnyy   5. 4878/15 20/01/2015 Yekaterina Igorevna ZAYTSEVA 10/02/1988 Nizhniy Novgorod Olga Aleksandrovna SADOVSKAYA 6. 26299/15 30/03/2015 Denis Mikhaylovich KALININ 16/05/1980 Cherepovets Marat Munirovich ZINNATULLIN QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.     Having regard to the injuries found on the applicants after the time spent by them in State custody, have the applicants been subjected to torture, or inhuman or degrading treatment, in breach of Article 3 of the Convention (see, among other authorities, Razzakov v. Russia , no.   57519/09, 5   February 2015; Gorshchuk v. Russia , no. 31316/09, 6   October 2015; Turbylev v.   Russia , no.   4722/09, 6   October 2015; Fartushin v. Russia , no.   38887/09, 8   October 2015; Aleksandr Andreyev v. Russia , no.   2281/06, 23   February 2016; and Leonid Petrov v. Russia , no. 52783/08, 11   October 2016)?   2.     Have the authorities discharged their burden of proof by providing a plausible or satisfactory and convincing explanation of how the applicants’ injuries were caused (see Selmouni, cited above, § 87, and Salman v. Turkey [GC], no.   21986/93, §   100, ECHR 2000 ‑ VII and Bouyid v. Belgium [GC], no.   23380/09, §   83 and further, ECHR 2015)?   3.     Did the authorities carry out an effective investigation, in compliance with the procedural obligation under Article 3 and Article 13 of the Convention (see Lyapin v.   Russia , no.   46956/09, §§   125-40, 24 July 2014), having regard to:   (a)     the investigating authorities’ refusals to open criminal cases and investigate the applicants’ allegations of ill-treatment by the State officials, and the overruling of those refusals as unlawful and unsubstantiated by higher investigative authorities or courts, and   (b)     the investigating authorities’ inability to implement full investigative measures within the framework of the pre-investigation inquiries, before and/or after amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure introduced by Federal Law no. 23-FZ of 4 March 2013, for example, confrontations, identification parades, searches, and so forth?   No.   Application No. and Title APPENDIX No. 1 Article 3 - Substantive aspect ARREST ALLEGED ILL – TREATMENT EVIDENCE Date / time Region / town /street Entity Facts Date / time Location Alleged Facts Perpetrator(s) Date Doc. Type Authority Description of Injuries 1. 20605/11 Panchenko v.   Russia 16/04/2010 at around 5:00: arrest record drafted on 19/04/2010 at 15:45 Barnaul, Altai Region Police On 16/04/2010 while a search had been conducted in the applicant’s apartment, he attempted to commit suicide by hanging. Policemen stopped him. The applicant was taken to city hospital No. 1. He was held in the hospital between 16/04/2010 to 19/04/2010. On 19/04/2010 he was taken to an IVS where an arrest record was drafted. 17/04/2010 - 19/04/2010 in the evening City Hospital of Barnaul No. 1 On 16 April 2010 the applicant attempted to commit suicide by hanging. He was taken to hospital no. 1. The next day he was transferred to a separate room where we was handcuffed to his bed (both his arms and legs were cuffed to his bed). The applicant was naked. The applicant alleged his cuffs to have been tightened in order to cause pain and suffering. He also claimed to be suffocated by a towel and beaten. Policemen Mr   G., Mr M., Mr Kh., Mr B., Mr T., Mr Ms. 20/04/2010 Forensic examination report No. 2432 Forensic Bureau of the Altai Region Detailed description of the applicant’s condition from 16/04/2010 to 20/04/2010 (the applicant’s condition after his suicide attempt and his subsequent recovery). The applicant had several bruises: on the nose, on the left cheek, on left and right shoulders. Abrasions on the left knee and left ankle, on fingers of both hands, on both wrists. All injuries aged 3-5 days. The applicant also had an abrasion and a bruise on his neck following asphyxiation and the hyoid bone fracture. 04/05/2010 Medical certificate Unknown (allegedly the applicant was examined before his placement in a remand prison) Fading ligature mark on the neck, fading wrists, ankles and lower back abrasions 14/07/2010 Psychiatric examination report no. 075/10-C Psychiatric hospital of the Altai Region named after Y.K. Erdman Partial rapture of the deltoid muscle 09/03/2012 Medical examination report IK-3 of the Irkutsk Region Scars on the applicant’s wrists (length - 3-6 cm, width - 1-4 mm); ligature mark on the left ankle 3-3 mm in width 2. 38614/13 Fedorov v.   Russia         10/04/2012-11/04/2012 at night Police station of Yubileynoye, Moscow Region A kick on the right side of the chest with a leg, after a couple of hours - another one Officers K. and Sch. 10/04/2012-13/04/2012 Ambulance certificates ( карты вызова скорой помощи ) Korolev Town Hospital Pain in the chest on the right, bruise on the right side of the chest, broken rib 11/04/2012 Medical certificates (X-ray results) Korolev Town Hospital After the first visit - 9th rib on the right broken After the second visit - 8th, 9th and 10th ribs on the right broken 24/04/2012 Medical certificate ( выписка из медицинской карты ) Korolev Town Hospital Broken ribs, pain in the chest on the right, bruise on the right side of the chest 3. 48841/13 Zaloznyy v.   Russia         11/04/2011-12/04/2011 Police station No. 15 (OM-15) of Sochi Kicks on the legs (incl. heels, knees), handcuffing, placing a plastic bag on his head Officers B., D., S. 12/04/2011 Forensic expert opinion Forensic Bureau No. 2 of Sochi Swollen right knee, bruises on both wrists, bruises on the left hip                     28/11/2011 Witness’ testimony Co-arrestee Heard the applicant’s shouts from an office next door at the same police station 4. 52372/14 Krivonogov v.   Russia         18/10/2011, after 22:00 Police station No. 4 (OP-4) of Perm Kicks on the head with a heavy book (dossier), kicks on the face with fists Officers N., V., L., K. 19/10/2011 Certificate Town Hospital of Perm Injuries of face tissues and of scalp                     19/10/2011 Certificate Ambulance Department Brain concussion                     20/10/2011 Photos IVS of Perm Bruise around the right eye                     08/01/2013 Forensic expert opinion cited in the refusal to prosecute of 21/11/2013 Bruise on the face which is caused by a hard object 5. 4878/15 Zaytseva v.   Russia         15/09/2012 Svobody square, Nizhny Novgorod The applicant, an organizer of a manifestation (within the "March of millions"), tried to prevent a police officer from arresting a participant of that manifestation. To do that, she tried to take the helmet off the officer’s head. The officer hit her on the head with a rubber truncheon Officer L. 15/09/2012 Print out of the video Contained in an expert opinion (unspecified expert)   02/10/2012 Medical certificate ( выписка из медицинской карты ) Town Hospital No. 39 of Nizhny Novgorod Swollen top of the head (4x5 cm), brain concussion 6. 26299/15 Kalinin v.   Russia 03/03/2012 at 21:30 Krasnodar, SC SU UMVD Police Actually arrested on 02/03/2012 at 21:30 in a friend’s flat During arrest: from 02/03/2012 21:30 to 03/03/2012 06:00 28 Chekistov ave.,flat 28, Krasnodar Blows with arms and legs on the head and the body; handcuffing, one hand being tied with the other suspect’s hand (one pair of handcuffs for two); laying on the floor face down; blows with a 19-litre plastic bottle on the head and groin; blows on ears; aiming a pistol at him Policemen K., B., O., B., G. 03/03/2012 Medical Certificate Drug addiction clinic Asymmetric face because of swollen left cheek At the police station Krasnodar, SC SU UMVD Handcuffing; blows with arms and 1.5-litre plastic bottles filled with water; Policemen O., G. 12/03/2012 Medical certificate ( выписка из амбулаторной карты ) Traumatology ward No. 7 Krasnodar Bruises on the face, limbs, groin 25/04/2012 Forensic examination report (on the basis of medical documents only) Forensic Bureau of the Krasnodar Region Blunt injuries; impossible to determine exactly the date of infliction 30/07/2014 Forensic examination report (on the basis of medical documents only) Forensic Bureau of the Krasnodar Region Blunt injuries caused by hard objects some characteristics of which can belong to human arms and legs               No.     Application No. and Title APPENDIX No. 2 Article 3 - Procedural aspect DOMESTIC COMPLAINT AND THE GOVERNMENT REACTION Date of Complaint Authority Type of Reaction Date(s) Procedural Outcome 1. 20605/11 Panchenko v. Russia 29/08/2012 Investigator of the Oktyabrskiy District of Barnaul Consistently refused Refusal to initiate criminal investigation -16/09/2013; Decision of the Oktyabrskiy District Court of 20/04/2015; Appeal decision of the Altai Region Court of 29/05/2015 Refusal to initiate criminal investigation: the fact of handcuffing the applicant (arms) was confirmed, other ill-treatment allegations dismissed as ill-founded. 2. 38614/13 Fedorov v. Russia 14/04/2012 Korolev Prosecutor’s office Consistently refused 19/02/2014 Numerous refusals to prosecute. The latest refusal to prosecute of 19/02/2014 was quashed on 27/05/2014. No further information Main version: injuries after falling down on asphalt. Korolev Town Court decision of 27/05/2014. Any progress of the case 3. 48841/13 Zaloznyy v. Russia 12/05/2011 Sochi Investigation Committee Consistently refused 05/10/2012 The latest refusal to prosecute was quashed Three refusals, all quashed Refusals to prosecute of 03/07/2011, 21/11/2011, 23/07/2012. 4. 52372/14 Krivonogov v. Russia 18/04/2012 Perm Investigation Committee Consistently refused Latest refusal - 27/10/2014 Numerous refusals, no progress in the investigation 5. 4878/15 Zaytseva v. Russia 18/09/2012 Investigator of the Investigative Division of the Nizhegorod-skiy District in Nizhniy Novgorod Consistently refused 17/10/2012 24/03/2013 25/11/2013 On 26/09/2014 the latest refusal to prosecutor was quashed by court, no further steps were taken in the investigation On 24/09/2014 a court found the latest refusal to prosecute incomplete. The courts and investigators apparently did not examine proportionality of the measure. 6. 26299/15 Kalinin v. Russia 28/03/2012 Investigator of the Investigation Committee of the Zapadnyy District of Krasnodar Criminal Investigation 23/01/2013 2 suspensions, 10 refusals to open criminal case before 23/01/2013; 7 terminations of the criminal case; investigation currently pending; Investigatory Committee "reprimanded" the investigator for excessive length of the investigation Criminal case opened as to the fact of the applicant’s unlawful detention in the flat, without reference to violence ( ч. 1 ст. 286 УК ). Many of the procedural decisions (incl. terminations) were not served on the applicant; numerous complaints by the applicant about defects in the investigation (some granted, some dismissed) Investigator of the Investigation Committee of the Zapadnyy District of Krasnodar Criminal Investigation 28/12/2015   Criminal case opened with regard to violence ( ч. 3 ст. 286 УК ). Still pending