CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 11 janvier 2024

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In the applications marked by an asterisk, other complaints were raised. This part of the applications has been struck out of the Court’s list of cases or declared inadmissible by the Court, sitting in a single-judge formation, assisted by a rapporteur as provided for in Article 24 § 2 of the Convention. In the enclosed list of applications, whenever an applicant is referred to using initials, this indicates that the Court has authorised anonymity for that person, whose identity will not be disclosed to the public (Rule 47 § 4). For further information on the procedure following communication of an application brought against Russia, subject of well-established case law of the Court, please refer to the Court’s website . SUBJECT MATTER The applications concern complaints raised under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention relating to lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of the prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see Karelin v.   Russia, no. 926/08, 20 September 2016).   APPENDIX – STATEMENT OF FACTS List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of the prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Penalty Date of final domestic decision Name of court Other complaints under well-established case-law     73383/17* 05/10/2017 Pavel Valeryevich MOCHALOV 1998   Aleksey Vladimirovich Glukhov Novocheboksarsk administrative fine of RUB   20,000 20/07/2017, Supreme Court of the Chuvashia Republic Art. 10 (1) - various restrictions on the right to freedom of expression - the applicant together with three other persons was convicted under Article 20.2 § 2 of the CAO for having publicly displayed a banner "You will not kill everyone, you will not imprison everyone" accompanied by lighting flares at the bridge in Cheboksary on 25/02/2017, fined RUB 10,000; final decision 20/07/2017 Supreme Court of the Chuvashia Republic (see Tatár and Fáber v. Hungary (nos. 26005/08 and 26160/08, §§ 36-42, 12 June 2012).     11807/20* 13/02/2020 Anna Mikhaylovna BALTINA 1979   Irina Yuryevna Ruchko Yekaterinburg administrative fine of RUB   20,000 13/08/2019, Sverdlovsk Regional Court Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - protest against construction of the cathedral on 13/05/2019 in Yekaterinburg, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, fine of RUB 20,000, final decision Sverdlovsk Regional Court 13/08/2019 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva v. Russia , nos. 60921/17 and 7202/18, §§ 77-90, 30 April 2019).     41802/21* 05/08/2021 Sergey Andreyevich BOYKO 1983   Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius administrative detention for 28 days 09/02/2021, Novosibirsk Regional Court Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 23/01/2021 in Novosibirsk, Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO, detention for 28 days, final decision Novosibirsk Regional Court on 09/02/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).     43010/21* 09/08/2021 Eseniya Vladimirovna SHERSTOBAYEVA 2001   Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius community service for 30 hours 03/03/2021, Supreme Court of the Karelia Republic Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 31/01/2021 in various Russian cities, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, community service for 30 hours, final decision of the Supreme Court of the Karelia Republic on 03/03/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).     43762/21* 23/08/2021 Vyacheslav Vladimirovich BURMISTROV 1960   Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Pomazuyev Vilnius administrative fine of RUB   25,000 10/03/2021, Nizhniy Novgorod Regional Court Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based (see Schatschaschwili v. Germany [GC], no. 9154/10, §§ 100-31, ECHR 2015, and Murtazaliyeva v. Russia [GC], no. 36658/05, §§ 150-59, 18 December 2018),   Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 23/01/2021 in Nizhniy Novgorod, Article 20.2 §   2 of CAO, fine of RUB 25,000, final decision by the Nizhniy Novgorod Regional Court on 10/03/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).     48304/21* 09/09/2021 Anastasiya Yuryevna YEVDOKIMOVA 2001   Konstantin Aleksandrovich Markin Velikiy Novgorod community service for 30   hours 11/03/2021, Novgorod Regional Court Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the conviction was based and the expert who gave an opinion that the applicant’s post contained a call to participate in the rally (see Schatschaschwili and Murtazaliyeva , cited above),   Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 31/01/2021 in Velikiy Novgorod, Article 20.2 §   2 of CAO, community service for 30 hours, final decision by the Novgorod Regional Court on 11/03/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).     50155/21* 23/09/2021 Anastasiya Pavlovna PANCHENKO 1994   Feliks Yevgenyevich Vertegel Krasnodar administrative detention for 10 days 24/03/2021, Krasnodar Regional Court Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 23/01/2021 in Krasnodar, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, detention for 10 days, final decision by the Krasnodar Regional Court on 24/03/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above),   Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal - the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO (see Martynyuk v. Russia , no. 13764/15, §§ 38-42, 8 October 2019).     54544/21 13/10/2021 Vladimir Ivanovich TOLCHENNIKOV 1987   Ernest Aleksandrovich Mezak Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou administrative fine of RUB 10,000 14/04/2021, Supreme Court of the Komi Republic Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 23/01/2021 in Syktyvkar, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, fine of RUB 10,000, final decision by the Supreme Court of the Komi Republic on 14/04/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).     57954/21* 15/11/2021 Fedor Yuryevich REGUZOV 1999   Dmitriy Dmitriyevich Miropoltsev Kaltan administrative fine of RUB   22,000 02/06/2021, Kemerovo Regional Court Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based (see Schatschaschwili and Murtazaliyeva , cited above),   Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 23/01/2021 in Novokuznetsk, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, fine of RUB 22,000, final decision by the Kemerovo Regional Court on 02/06/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).   58265/21* 27/11/2021 Viktor Anatolyevich SHISHKIN 1987   Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius administrative fine of RUB   20,000 27/07/2021, Murmansk Regional Court Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 21/04/2021 in Polyarnyye Zori, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, fine of RUB 20,000, final decision by the Murmansk Regional Court on 27/07/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).   58858/21* 27/11/2021 Oksana Vladimirovna MIKHAYLICHENKO 1986   Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius administrative fine of RUB   10,000 15/07/2021, Penza Regional Court Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 21/04/2021 in Penza, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, fine of RUB 10,000, final decision by the Penza Regional Court on 15/07/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).   58989/21* 27/11/2021 Yuriy Valentinovich KUZNETSOV 1960   Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius administrative fine of RUB   20,000 10/06/2021, Supreme Court of the Mordovia Republic Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 21/04/2021 in Saransk, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, fine of RUB 20,000, final decision by the Supreme Court of the Mordovia Republic on 10/06/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).   59993/21* 03/12/2021 Anton Yevgenyevich KOSTIN 1995   Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius administrative fine of RUB   20,000 16/06/2021, Nizhniy Novgorod Regional Court Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 31/01/2021 in Nizhniy Novgorod, Article 20.2 §   2 of CAO, fine of RUB 20,000, final decision by the on Nizhniy Novgorod Regional Court 16/06/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).   3546/22* 22/12/2021 Anastasiya Vladimirovna YEMELYANOVA 1984     Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow administrative fine of RUB   75,000 22/06/2021, Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic Art. 6 (1) - unfair trial in administrative offence proceedings - the courts mainly relied on the expert opinion produced by the regional office of the Federal Security Service and confirming that the applicant’s post in Instagram contained a call to the public to take part in the unauthorised rally; the applicant’s request to obtain an additional expert opinion from a non-state affiliated institution was rejected (see Letinčić v. Croatia , no. 7183/11, § 50, 3 May 2016),   Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 23/01/2021 in Prokhladnyy, Article 20.2 § 8 of CAO, fine of RUB 75,000, final decision by the Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic on 22/06/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).   5288/22* 25/12/2021 Yelena Leonidovna RUSAKOVA 1962   Aleksey Vladimirovich Rybin Moscow administrative fine of RUB   150,000 13/09/2021 Moscow City Court Art. 6 (1) - unfair trial in administrative offence proceedings - inability to adduce exonerating evidence, including video recordings, to question defence witnesses and obtain expert opinion in the administrative-offence proceedings under Article 20.2 §   8 of the CAO, final decision on 13/09/2021 by the Moscow City Court (see, mutatis mutandis , Kasparov and Others v. Russia (no. 2), no. 51988/07, §§ 48-51, 13 December 2016).   7224/22* 15/01/2022 Yelena Yuryevna LASHTABEGA 1988     Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow administrative fine of RUB   20,000 16/07/2021, Novosibirsk Regional Court Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 21/04/2021 in Novosibirsk, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, fine of RUB 20,000, final decision by the Novosibirsk Regional Court on 16/07/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).   8026/22 22/12/2021 Anton Eduardovich DOROFEYEV 1987       administrative detention for 10 days 22/06/2021, Kaliningrad Regional Court Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - rally to support A.   Navalnyy on 21/04/2021 in Kaliningrad, Article 20.2 § 2 of the CAO, detention for 10 days, final decision by the Kaliningrad Regional Court on 22/06/2021 (see Elvira Dmitriyeva , cited above).   8692/23* 05/12/2022 Larisa Viktorovna PAREVA 1965       administrative fine of RUB   20,000 11/08/2022, Moscow City Court Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the conviction was based in the administrative-offence proceedings which ended with the final decision taken on 11/08/2022 (see Schatschaschwili and Murtazaliyeva , cited above),   Art. 10 (1) - conviction for making calls to participate in public events - (1) rally against Russia’s military attack on Ukraine on 24/02/2022 in various Russian cities, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, fine of RUB 20,000, final decision Moscow City Court 11/08/2022. (2) rally against Russia’s military attack on Ukraine on 09/05/2022 in Moscow, Article 20.2 § 2 of CAO, fine of RUB 20,000, the first-instance judgment dates 28/06/2022; the final decision by the Moscow City Court on 03/10/2022.