CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 5 juillet 2018

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .sFE10DC93 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .sA6BC7FA7 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:right } .s9793A85B { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s8229ABDD { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s68C46B95 { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s3F59B822 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase } .s76CF415B { page-break-before:always; clear:both } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .s75A32C27 { border-collapse:collapse } .s3695F815 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#dfdfdf } .s2EF62ED2 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt } .sEECE831 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; color:#474747 } .sE8934522 { border:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .s6B505E72 { margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt } .s8F670191 { font-family:Arial; font-size:12pt; list-style-position:inside } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .s38729B7C { font-family:Arial; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold }   Communicated on 5 July 2018   FIFTH SECTION Application no. 30739/17 Ahsan NURUZADE against Azerbaijan and 5 other applications (see list appended) SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEs The applications concern the applicants’ administrative detention and conviction. The domestic courts dismissed the applicants’ complaints of unlawfulness of the administrative offence proceedings against them. QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES 1.     Were the applicants deprived of their liberty in breach of Article 5 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, was the applicants’ “administrative” arrest in compliance with domestic procedural rules?   2.     Were the applicants in applications nos. 30739/17 and 58689/17 informed of the reasons for their detention, as required by Article 5 § 2 of the Convention?   3. Has there been an interference in application no. 30739/17 with the applicant’s rights, under Article 8 § 1 of the Convention, on account of his not having been allowed to contact and to inform his family members promptly of his detention? If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 8 § 2 of the Convention?   4.     Was Article 6 of the Convention under its criminal head applicable to the proceedings in all cases? If so, did all the applicants have a fair hearing in the determination of the charges against them, in accordance with Article   6 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, was the principle of equality of arms respected? Did the applicants have adequate time and facilities to prepare their defence?   5.     Were the applicants in applications nos. 30739/17, 57907/17, 58689/17 and 68581/17 provided with the opportunity to defend themselves through effective legal assistance, both after the arrest and during the judicial proceedings, as required by Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention?   6.     Has there been an interference with the applicant’s right to freedom of expression, under Article 10 § 1 of the Convention, in application no.   58689/17? If so, was that interference prescribed by law and necessary in terms of Article 10 § 2 of the Convention?   7.     Were the restrictions imposed by the State in applications nos.   57907/17 and 58689/17, purportedly pursuant to Article 5 of the Convention, applied for a purpose other than those envisaged by this provision, contrary to Article 18 of the Convention? APPENDIX   No. Application no. Lodged on Applicant Date of birth Place of residence Represented by   30739/17 01/04/2017 Ahsan Muzaffar oglu NURUZADE 24/09/1976 Baku   Yalchin IMANOV   34814/17 08/05/2017 Elimdar Maharram oglu ISMAYILOV 18/09/1987 Baku   Yalchin IMANOV   34820/17 08/05/2017 Sevda Fatali gizi SULEYMANOVA 17/01/1959 Baku   Yalchin IMANOV   57907/17 * 04/08/2017 Khanlar Teymurkhan oglu DADASHOV 15/12/1953 Baku   Agil LAYIJOV   58689/17 * 27/07/2017 Rahim Shahkamal oglu VALIYEV 01/12/1992 Baku   Zibeyda SADIGOVA   68581/17 * 14/08/2017 Yusif Khudamammad oglu GARAYEV 10/07/1963 Shaki   Nemat KARIMLI