CEDH · PRESS;FORTHCOMINGJUDGMENTS;ENG — 12 octobre 2007

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Austria (application no. 74336/01) The applicants are Bicos Beteiligungen GmbH, a limited liability company based in Salzburg, and its owner and general manager, Gottfried Wieser, an Austrian national who was born in 1949 and lives in Salzburg. He is a lawyer. Relying on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life and for correspondence) of the European Convention on Human Rights, the applicants complain about their business premises being searched and electronic data seized in the context of criminal proceedings concerning illegal trade in medicine.   Aho v. Finland (no. 2511/02) The applicants, Taimi Aho and Asko Aho, are Finnish nationals who were born in 1942 and 1960, respectively, and live in Tampere (Finland). They are the widow and son of Pentti Aho who died of cancer of the larynx in May 1992. He had smoked cigarettes for 45 years. Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time) of the Convention, they complain about the unfairness and length of three sets of proceedings concerning Pentti Aho’s allegations that two tobacco companies and their management had endangered the life and health of others and misled consumers through illegal marketing.   Capone and Centrella v. Italy (no. 45836/99)   The applicants, Raffaele Capone and Saverio Centrella, are Italian nationals who were born in 1959 and 1940 respectively and live in Pietradefusi (Italy). Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time), they complain of the length of the criminal proceedings brought against them for, in particular, embezzlement of public funds. They consider that the rejection of their applications under the “Pinto” procedure is contrary to the case-law of the Court. They also allege that the “Pinto” procedure does not constitute an effective remedy within the meaning of Article 13 (right to an effective remedy).   de Trana v. Italy (no. 64215/01)   The applicants, Pasquale and Bruno de Trana, are Italian nationals who were born in 1934 and 1924 respectively and live in Calvello (Italy). Relying on Articles 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property), they complain of the non ‑ enforcement of a judicial decision recognising a debt in their favour in the context of compensation proceedings concerning agricultural land owned by them.   Ţara and Poiată v. Moldova (no. 36305/03) The applicants are Ţara , a newspaper based in Chişinău, and Petru Poiată, a Moldovan national who was born in 1961 and lives in Chişinău. Relying on Article   10 (freedom of expression), they complain about their conviction for defamation following Ţara ’s publication of two articles written by Mr Poiată in October and November 2002. Those articles alleged that Victor Stepaniuc, MP and leader of the Communist Faction of Parliament, was involved in abuse committed within Chişinău Tobacco company’s distribution network and transport companies.   Krowiak v. Poland (no. 12786/02) The applicant, Artur Krowiak, is a Polish national who was born in 1970 and lives in Kraków (Poland). Relying, in particular, on Article 5 §§ 3 and 4 (right to liberty and security), he complains about the length and unlawfulness of his detention on remand on charges of attempted murder.   Malikowski v. Poland (no. 15154/03) Niećko v. Poland (no. 3500/04) Osiński v. Poland (no. 13732/03) Owsik v. Poland (no. 10381/04) Szdłowski v. Poland (no. 1326/04) The applicants are five Polish nationals. Relying on Article 5 § 3 (right to liberty and security), they all complain about the excessive length of their detention on remand. Three of the applicants further complain that the length of the criminal proceedings brought against them was excessive, in breach of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time). The Court, noting that Mr Owsik’s correspondence with its Registry had been monitored, also considered it appropriate to raise the issue of Poland’s compliance with Article 8 (right to respect for correspondence).   Zoń v. Poland (no. 14357/03)   The applicant, Sławomir Zoń, is a Polish national who was born in 1977 and lives in Opole (Poland). Mr Zoń, who was convicted of the theft of several vehicles, alleges that the length of the criminal proceedings against him failed to satisfy the reasonable time requirement laid down in Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time).     Repetitive cases   The following cases raise issues which have already been submitted to the Court.   La Fazia v. Italy (no. 4910/04)   Votto v. Italy (no. 11/04)   These cases concern the restrictions imposed on the applicants after they were declared bankrupt. The applicants rely on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing), Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life), Article 13 (right to an effective remedy), Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) and Article 2 of Protocol No. 4 (freedom of movement). In the case of La Fazia v. Italy , the applicants also rely on Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (right to free elections).   Buianovschi v. Moldova (no. 27533/04) Deordiev and Deordiev v. Moldova (no. 33276/03) Marcu v. Moldova (no. 17359/04) Nadulisneac Ion v. Moldova (no. 18726/04) Tiberneac v. Moldova (no. 18893/04) Tiberneac Vasile v. Moldova (no. 26103/04) Vitan v. Moldova (no. 6901/03) These cases concern the applicants’ complaints about national judicial decisions in their favour not being enforced in good time or not at all. They all rely on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) and, in the case of Vitan , on Article   13 (right to an effective remedy).     Length-of-proceedings cases   In the following cases, the applicants complain in particular about the excessive length of (non-criminal) proceedings, in breach of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time).   Nicolai de Gorhez v. Belgium (no. 11013/05) Piątkiewicz v. Poland (no. 39958/02)     Thursday 18 October 2007   Nasibovo v. Azerbaijan (no. 4307/04) The applicant, Sheyda Khalil qizi Nasibova, is an Azerbaijani national who was born in 1973 and lives in Baku. In July 2001 she co-founded “The Journalist Inquiry Centre” ( “Jurnalist Araşdırmaları Mərkəzi” İctimai Birliyi ), a non-profit making organisation aimed at promoting journalism and freedom of the mass media in Azerbaijan. Relying, in particular, on Article 11 (freedom of assembly and association) and Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing), she complains about delays in the registering of her association and the unfairness of the ensuing domestic proceedings.   Simizov v. Bulgaria (no. 59523/00) The applicant, Kroum Stefanov Simizov, is a Bulgarian national who was born in 1930 and lives in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time), Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy), Mr Simizov complains about the length of partition-of-property proceedings following his divorce in 1984.   Asnar v. France (no. 12316/04) The applicant, Claude Asnar, is a French national who was born in 1936 and lives in Pau (France). Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing), he complains that the proceedings before the Conseil d’Etat concerning his pension rights were unfair. Gjashta v. Greece (no. 4983/04) The applicant, Genart Gjashta, is an Albanian national. Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time), he complains of the length of the criminal proceedings against him for possession and trafficking of drugs.   Moschopoulos-Veïnoglou and Others v. Greece (no. 32636/05) The applicants are Orpheas Moschopoulos-Veïnoglou and Zoe Moschopoulou, Greek nationals who were born in 1950 and 1947 respectively and live in Athens, and the public limited company Orpheus Veïnoglou International Transport , which has its registered office in Athens. Orpheas Moschopoulos ‑ Veïnoglou and Zoe Moschopoulou are brother and sister and the sole shareholders in the applicant company. Orpheas Moschopoulos-Veïnoglou is also the company’s legal representative. Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy), the applicants complain of the authorities’ prolonged refusal to comply with a judgment concerning a disputed plot of land.   Babushkin v. Russia (no. 67253/01) The applicant, Nikolay Aleksandrovich Babushkin, is a Russian national who was born in 1959. In January 2000 he was arrested on suspicion of aggravated robbery with violence. He was convicted as charged in April 2000 and sentenced to 11 years and six months’ imprisonment. He is currently serving that sentence in prison UZ-62/12 in the region of Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia). Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), he complains about the appalling conditions of his detention between February and July 2000 in the facility SIZO 32/1, also in Nizhniy Novgorod.   Stadukhin v. Russia (no. 6857/02) The applicant, Ruslan Aleksandrovich Stadukhin, is a Russian national who was born in 1970 and lives in the Stavropol Region (Russia). Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial), he complains that the Supreme Court of Russia failed to inform him of a hearing to examine his appeal against his conviction in December 2000 of, in particular, murder and robbery.   Konovalov v. Ukraine (no. 13242/02) The applicant, Viktorovich Konovalov, is a Ukrainian national who was born in 1953 and lives in Slavyansk (Ukraine). Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time), Article 13 (right to an effective remedy), Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property), he complains, in particular, of the length of the proceedings he brought to obtain compensation for work-related accidents and of a violation of his right to an effective remedy.   Length-of-proceedings cases   In the following cases, the applicants complain in particular about the excessive length of (non-criminal) proceedings, in breach of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time).   Letica v. Croatia (no. 27846/05) Odeon Cineplex A.E. v. Greece (no. 36525/05)   ***   Press contacts Emma Hellyer (telephone: 00 33 (0)3 90 21 42 15) Stéphanie Klein (telephone: 00 33 (0)3 88 41 21 54) Tracey Turner-Tretz (telephone: 00 33 (0)3 88 41 35 30) Paramy Chanthalangsy (telephone: 00 33 (0)3 90 21 54 91)   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe Member States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.