VASYANOVICH AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA - 56332/18 (Article 5 - Right to liberty and security : Fifth Section Committee) [2024] ECHR 289 (04 April 2024)

VASYANOVICH AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA - 56332/18 (Article 5 - Right to liberty and security : Fifth Section Committee) [2024] ECHR 289 (04 April 2024)

The Court found that the length of pre-trial detention for all applicants was excessive and not justified by sufficient reasoning, violating Article 5 § 3. Other complaints regarding conditions of detention, use of metal cages, and lack of effective remedies also disclosed violations under well-established case-law.

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Citation
[2024] ECHR 289
Parties
Applicant: Aleksey Igorevich Vasyanovich; Applicant: Denis Aleksandrovich Serdyukov; Applicant: Ilya Semenovich Martyshkin; Applicant: Valentin Valentinovich Gorshkov; Applicant: Sumbat Amayakovich Abasov; Applicant: Vladimir Aleksandrovich Moiseyenko; Applicant: Darya Olegovna Grinkova; Applicant: Mikhail Vladimirovich Matveyev; Applicant: Andrey Yevgenyevich Zarubin; Applicant: Anna Valeryevna Khmeleva; Applicant: Dmitriy Yuryevich Maksimov; Applicant: Eres Demir-oolovich Baldanay; Applicant: Roman Igorevich Zavarzin; Applicant: Marat Aramaisovich Mustafin; Applicant: Aleksandr Vladimirovich Nagornyy; Applicant: Pavel Mikhaylovich Yefremov; Applicant: Oleg Vyacheslavovich Zhdanov; Applicant: Vitaliy Sergeyevich Mukhin; Applicant: Konstantin Viktorovich Marchenko; Applicant: Yevgeniy Valeryevich Danilin; Applicant: Maksim Aleksandrovich Serdyuchenko; Applicant: Sergey Yegorovich Marakov; Applicant: Vladimir Yevgenyevich Pisarenko; Applicant: Mikhail Anatolyevich Vasilyev; Applicant: Magomet Abubakarovich Amkhadov; Applicant: Timur Anatolyevich Iskhakov; Applicant: Aleksey Vasilyevich Shevchuk; Applicant: Ruslan Rustemovich Khabeyev; Applicant: Nikita Yevgenyevich Malyshev; Applicant: Georgiy Sergeyevich Shkurko; Applicant: Yanis Maksimovich Birchak; Respondent: Russian Government
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
European Court of Human Rights Application / Final Judgment
Outcome
Applications joined and declared admissible; violations found; compensation awarded.
Legal Topics
Excessive Length of Pre Trial Detention, Conditions of Detention, Judicial Review of Detention, Compensation for Unlawful Detention, Use of Metal Cages in Courtrooms, Lack of Effective Domestic Remedies
Human Rights Law Criminal Procedure Excessive Length of Pre Trial Detention Conditions of Detention Judicial Review of Detention Compensation for Unlawful Detention Use of Metal Cages in Courtrooms Lack of Effective Domestic Remedies

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Parties

Aleksey Igorevich Vasyanovich

Applicant

Denis Aleksandrovich Serdyukov

Applicant

Ilya Semenovich Martyshkin

Applicant

Valentin Valentinovich Gorshkov

Applicant

Sumbat Amayakovich Abasov

Applicant

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Moiseyenko

Applicant

Darya Olegovna Grinkova

Applicant

Mikhail Vladimirovich Matveyev

Applicant

Andrey Yevgenyevich Zarubin

Applicant

Anna Valeryevna Khmeleva

Applicant

Dmitriy Yuryevich Maksimov

Applicant

Eres Demir-oolovich Baldanay

Applicant

Roman Igorevich Zavarzin

Applicant

Marat Aramaisovich Mustafin

Applicant

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Nagornyy

Applicant

Pavel Mikhaylovich Yefremov

Applicant

Oleg Vyacheslavovich Zhdanov

Applicant

Vitaliy Sergeyevich Mukhin

Applicant

Konstantin Viktorovich Marchenko

Applicant

Yevgeniy Valeryevich Danilin

Applicant

Maksim Aleksandrovich Serdyuchenko

Applicant

Sergey Yegorovich Marakov

Applicant

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Pisarenko

Applicant

Mikhail Anatolyevich Vasilyev

Applicant

Magomet Abubakarovich Amkhadov

Applicant

Timur Anatolyevich Iskhakov

Applicant

Aleksey Vasilyevich Shevchuk

Applicant

Ruslan Rustemovich Khabeyev

Applicant

Nikita Yevgenyevich Malyshev

Applicant

Georgiy Sergeyevich Shkurko

Applicant

Yanis Maksimovich Birchak

Applicant

Russian Government

Respondent

Procedural Posture

European Court of Human Rights Application / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the length of pre-trial detention violated Article 5 § 3 of the Convention
  2. 2 Whether other conditions of detention and security arrangements violated the Convention
  3. 3 Whether there was a lack of effective domestic remedies

Ratio Decidendi

The Court found that the length of pre-trial detention for all applicants was excessive and not justified by sufficient reasoning, violating Article 5 § 3. Other complaints regarding conditions of detention, use of metal cages, and lack of effective remedies also disclosed violations under well-established case-law.

Court Disposition

Applications joined and declared admissible; violations found; compensation awarded.

Orders

  • Respondent State to pay applicants the amounts indicated in the appended table within three months, converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement.
  • Simple interest payable on the above amounts at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points from expiry of three months until settlement.