CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 28 août 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 } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .s39A7D870 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .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 } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .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 }   Communicated on 28 August 2018   FIFTH SECTION Application no. 27390/17 Ilgar Mammadali oglu MAMMADOV against Azerbaijan and 4 other applications (see list appended) SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASES The applications concern the applicants’ administrative detention and conviction. At the material time all applicants were members of one of the opposition parties in Azerbaijan, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan. The applicants claimed before the domestic courts, inter alia, that they were subjected to administrative offence proceedings on account of their affiliation with the opposition. 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 informed of the reasons for their detention, as required by Article 5 § 2 of the Convention?   3.     Was Article 6 of the Convention under its criminal head applicable to the proceedings in all cases? If so, did all 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? Was the applicants’ right to a reasoned judgment respected?   4.     Were the applicants in applications nos. 27390/17, 27393/17, 58948/17 and 59115/17 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?   5.     Has there been an interference with the applicants’ right to freedom of expression, within the meaning of Article 10 § 1 of the Convention, in applications nos. 55753/17, 58948/17 and 59115/17? If so, was that interference prescribed by law and necessary in terms of Article 10 § 2 of the Convention?   6.     Were the restrictions imposed by the State in applications nos.   55753/17, 58948/17 and 59115/17, purportedly pursuant to Article 5 of the Convention, applied for a purpose other than those envisaged by those provisions, contrary to Article 18 of the Convention?   ANNEX   No. Application no. Lodged on Applicant Date of birth Place of residence Represented by   27390/17     27/03/2017 Ilgar MAMMADOV 11/12/1975 Shaki   Ruslan MUSTAFAZADE   27393/17   27/03/2017 Amil MAMMADZADE 26/05/1992 Baku   Ruslan MUSTAFAZADE   55753/17   20/07/2017 Islam HASANOV 19/01/1982 Shaki   Ruslan MUSTAFAZADE   58948/17   04/08/2017 Samir HASANOV 18/02/1984 Shaki   Ruslan MUSTAFAZADE   59115/17 04/08/2017 Vasif MUZAFFAROV 20/09/1987 Baku   Ruslan MUSTAFAZADE