CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 8 novembre 2018

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border-right-width:0.75pt; padding-right:3.12pt; padding-left:3.5pt } .s2BCDCB2 { width:13.34%; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0.75pt; border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:0.75pt; padding-right:3.12pt; padding-left:3.5pt } .s7C35A7D5 { width:39.22%; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:0.75pt; padding-right:3.12pt; padding-left:3.5pt } .s39860776 { height:58.6pt } .s3B3FE78A { height:19.9pt }   Communicated on 8 November 2018   THIRD SECTION Application no. 381/11 Ivan Valeryevich SHILNIKOV against Russia and 6 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 applicants / date of birth / place of residence 1. 381/11 15/11/2010 Ivan Valeryevich SHILNIKOV 22/06/1983 Chelyabinsk 2. 34503/17 29/04/2017 Vladislav Valeryevich SHCHERBAKOV 24/11/1977 Nakhodka 3. 43396/17 13/10/2017 Vladimir Vasilyevich IVANOV 31/03/1957 Krasnoyarsk 4. 7150/18 5/02/2018 Stanislav Pavlovich KLIMENKO 25/06/1991 Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan 5. 7539/18 02/02/2018 Eduard Grigoryevich PALADYAN 10/04/1955 Anapa 6. 9929/18 09/02/2018 Zubaydulo Aliyevich KADYROV 22/04/1969 Omsk 7. 10918/18 15/02/2018 Roman Vladimirovch PRISYAZHNYY 20/02/1978 Artem, Primorskiy Region   QUESTIONS 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 Articles 3 and 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?   4.     As regards case no. 381/11, the Government are requested to submit the following documents: Pre-investigation inquiry materials; order on refusal to institute criminal proceedings of 31/03/2016; record of the applicant’s arrest of 08/02/2015.   5.     As regards case no. 43396/17, the Government are requested to submit the following documents: Pre-investigation inquiry materials; records of the applicant’s arrests; forensic medical examination report of 18/09/2002; medical card of the applicant.     No   Application No. and Title APPENDIX No. 1 Article 3 - Substantive aspect ARREST ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT EVIDENCE Date Time Facts Region Town Street Entity Date Time Location Alleged Facts Perpetrator(s) Date Doc Type Authority Description of Injuries 1. 381/11 Shilnikov v.   Russia 20/04/2009 Chelyabinsk Criminal Investigation s Unit of Kalininskiy Region in Chelyabinsk 20/04/2009 During and after arrest On the street in Kalininskiy Region of Chelyabinsk and in the office of the Kalininskiy District Police Department in Chelyabinsk The applicant was beaten by police officers of the Criminal Investigations Unit during his arrest in the street and in their office Police officers of the Criminal Investigations Unit 21/04/2009 (medical examination conducted by Third City Hospital ; Medical Certificate Third City Hospital Multiple hematomas of soft tissues of the head and face and lower jaw Arrested on the suspicion on having committed a criminal offence 2. 34503/17 Shcherbakov v.   Russia 08/02/2015 (01:00 (according to the applicant) or 20:10 (according to the detention order of 12/02/2015)) Nakhodka Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Nakhodka After arrest Investigative Unit of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Nakhodka The applicant was ill-treated by a group of four criminal police officers during two days after his arrest Criminal police officers 12/02/2015 Forensic examination report Nakhodka Inter-District Department of the Forensic Bureau of the Primorskiy Region "a) abrasions of zygomatic region on the left; bruises on the lower jaw on the left, in the parotideal region on the left with transition to the anterior and posterior surface of the left auricle and the temporal region on the left in the mastoid process dimension; abrasions on the external lateral surface of the left knee joint; b) bruises on the posterior surface of the right mid-shoulder; abrasions in the area of the chest on the left in the dimension of the 5th, 6th and 7th intercostal spaces between the posterior axillary and scapular lines". "The described injuries sustained: in para. а) about one day ago; in para. b) about 3-4 days ago at the moment of examination (10/02/15)". "The injuries above do not entail a short-term health disorder or insignificant persistent loss of general capacity for work". Arrested on suspicion of having committed a criminal offence 3. 43396/17 Ivanov v. Russia 26/05/2002 after 22:00 Norilsk Second City Police Department in Norilsk After arrest Second City Police Department in Norilsk The applicant was beaten by a police officer on duty Police officer on duty 18/09/2002 (medical examination conducted by IZ-4 Krasnoyarsk Region on 05/06/2002) Forensic medical examination report n/a Abrasions on the left shin and in the area of wrist joints 30/01/2004 Norilsk Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Norilsk After arrest Criminal Investigations Unit of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Norilsk The applicant was beaten and threatened by two police officers of the Criminal Investigations Unit in their office Police officers of the Criminal Investigations Unit Ba. and Kry. 10/02/2004 - 24/02/2004 Discharge Summary Norilsk City Hospital no. 1 Closed craniocerebral injury, minor brain contusion, linear fracture of the occipital bone on the left, bruises of the soft tissues of the face 30/06/2004 Norilsk First City Police Department in Norilsk After arrest First City Police Department in Norilsk The applicant was beaten with a baseball bat by a police officer of the Criminal Investigations Unit in his office Police officer of the Criminal Investigations Unit Vas. 30/06/2004 Trauma Patient Card Medical Unit no. 1, Norilsk (Trauma Unit of Norilsk City Polyclinic no. 1) Soft-tissue bruises, abrasions of the upper limbs, back, buttocks and lower limbs 31/10/2004 Norilsk First City Police Department in Norilsk After arrest First City Police Department in Norilsk The applicant was beaten by a police officer of the Criminal Investigations Unit in his office Police officer of the Criminal Investigations Unit Bat. Issued on 20/04/2007 (medical examination conducted by IZ-4 Krasnoyarsk Region on 02/11/2004) Medical Certificate IK-5 Krasnoyarsk Region Lilac bruises on the inner surface in the middle third of both hips with a diameter of 3.5-4 cm 4. 7150/18 Klimenko v.   Russia 13/10/2015, 11:55 Rostov-on-Don, Korolev Avenue FSKN 13/10/2015, 12:00 FSKN van, near Korolev Avenue, Rostov-on-Don The applicant was allegedly kicked and punched FSKN officers 14/10/2015 Medical certificate Ambulance clinic (GBSMP), Rostov-on-Don bruise of soft tissues of the chest and of the left ankle FSKN officers arrested the applicant and escorted him to the police van. 5. 7539/18 Paladyan v.   Russia 26/03/2013 Anapa Federal Security Service (FSB) and Interior Ministry branch of the Krasnodar Region 28/03/2013 IVS Korenovsk, Krasnodar Region The applicant claimed he had been electrocuted and beaten. He also alleges psychological ill-treatment and threats. Police officers of Korenovsk, Investigator Mr.M.V. 05/04/2013 Forensic Examination Report no. 140 Forensic Bureau of the Krasnodar Region Abrasions on the fingers of both hands, both knees, back, shoulders, elbows. a bruise on the back. Arrested on the suspicion of being an accomplice in a committed murder 12/04/2013 Expert report no. 2053/2013 Forensic Bureau of the Krasnodar Region Abrasions on the fingers of both hands, both knees, back, shoulders, elbows. A bruise on the back. Conclusion: the applicant has several burn marks that evidence that the applicant was electrocuted. The described injuries sustained about 1-2 weeks prior to the date of examination. 17/10/2013 Expert report no. 446/2013 Forensic Bureau of the Krasnodar Region Same injuries found (see two reports above). The expert found, however, that there is no evidence that the injuries were sustained as a result of electrocution. 6. 9929/18 Kadyrov v.   Russia   07/06/2010 to 10/06/2016 IK-8 Omsk Handcuffing, arms tied behind the back and fixed to a grid behind the applicant’s head, electrocution Employees of the IK, L., E., Lu., P. 19/07/2016 Examination report, incl. photos (examination of the open zone of the arms and of feet only)   Investigator Zh. Abrasion of the left wrist, two ‘dots’, at 2mm one from the other, on the skin of the left little finger; a spot on the left foot identified by the applicant as an injury Unspecified Expert report no. 8796 (cited in a refusal to prosecute) Unspecified The expert report was based on documents only, mainly on the examination report. No new injuries found 7. 10918/18 Prisyazhnyy v.   Russia   14/01/2014 Police department Dalnerechensk Placing a plastic bag over the applicant’s head Police officers 09/03/2016 (indirect evidence) Expert report no. 041 Expert group of the Ministry of Interior The expert report confirms the applicant’s allegation that he signed the record of 14/01/2014 with his left hand (he is a right-handed person) in order to further prove the duress 26/02/2014 Police department Vladivostok Beatings Police officers 12/03/2014 Certificate Vladivostok Hospital No. 2 Brain concussion, fracture of the nose bone, bruises on soft issue of the chest and of the upper limbs   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. 381/11 Shilnikov v. Russia 27/04/2009 The Investigation Unit of the Investigative Committee of the Chelyabinsk Region Consistently refused 27/05/2009 (refusal to institute criminal proceedings); 09/06/2010 (first instance court’s decision); 19/08/2010 (appellate court’s decision) Pre-investigation inquiry; refusal to institute criminal proceedings upheld by the domestic courts of two instances   Remarks: The applicant was sentenced by the judgment of the Kalininskiy District Court of Chelyabinsk of 18/06/2010 upheld on appeal on 07/10/2010.   2. 34503/17 Shcherbakov v. Russia n/a The Investigative Unit of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Primorskiy Region in Nakhodka Consistently refused 31/03/2016 Pre-investigation inquiry; refusal to institute criminal proceedings   Remarks: The applicant raised his complaint about ill-treatment during his trial by the Nakhodka City Court of the Primorskiy Region (decision of 27/05/2016) and in his appeal to the Primorskiy Regional Court (decision of 01/11/2016). 3. 43396/17 Ivanov v. Russia 18/07/2013 The Investigative Unit of the Central Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Krasnoyarsk Region in Norilsk Consistently refused 22/04/2016 (latest refusal to institute criminal proceedings); 04/09/2016 (first instance court’s decision); 06/04/2017 (appellate court’s decision) Pre-investigation inquiry; refusal to institute criminal proceedings upheld by the domestic courts of two instances   Remarks: It appears from the case materials that the applicant resisted during his arrest on 26/05/2002 and the injuries might have resulted from the lawful use of force by the police officers. 4. 7150/18 Klimenko v. Russia 20/10/2015 Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Consistently refused Refusals to initiate criminal proceedings: 09/11/2015, 23/11/2015, 17/02/2016, 16/03/2016, 29/04/2016, 28/07/2016, 02/02/2017 The Investigative Committee consistently refused to initiate criminal proceedings. All these refusals were upheld by domestic courts. First instance upheld them on 14/06/2017. Upheld on appeal on 24/08/2017 by the Rostov Regional Court. 5. 7539/18 Paladyan v. Russia 29/11/2013 Investigator (in the applicant’s criminal case). The applicant made his statement during one of the questionings Criminal investigation On 05/08/2015 a criminal inquiry into the ill-treatment allegations was initiated. The investigation seems to be pending. Criminal investigation is pending. Despite the fact that the trial court excluded multiple pieces of evidence due to plausibility of ill-treatment allegations, no progress is seen in the criminal investigation. Trial judgment date - 11/10/2016, appeal - 03/11/2017   Remarks: Possible issues with length of investigation, its thoroughness (no specific procedural steps seem to have been taken by the authorities). 6. 9929/18 Kadyrov v. Russia 08/07/2016 Investigator Consistently refused Latest refusal - 24/08/2017 Five times a refusal to prosecute was issued and then quashed. On 31/10/2016 a prosecutor requested to speed up the proceedings.   Remarks: The only motive indicated in most of the refusal to prosecute - unavailability of the expert report. In August 2017 the alleged perpetrators were questioned, they denied the allegations , no other evidence has been examined. 7. 10918/18 Prisyazhnyy v. Russia 12/02/2014 (according to the applicant) Investigator Consistently refused 31/08/2017 Latest refusal to prosecute - 06/08/2017, quashed on 31/08/2017   Remarks: All the further refusals to prosecute copied the first one word to word, no new evidence was considered