32041/17;60787/17;2840/18;2956/18;3704/18;5662/18;21234/18;21283/18

THIRD SECTION             CASE OF TSEBOYEV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA   (Applications nos. 32041/17 and 7 others - see appended list)                           JUDGMENT         STRASBOURG   27 June 2019       This judgment is final but it may be subject to editorial revision. In the case of Tseboyev and Others v. Russia, The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:  Alena Poláčková, President,  Dmitry Dedov,  Gilberto Felici, judges, and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 6 June 2019, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date: PROCEDURE 1.  The case originated in applications against Russia lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table. 2.  Notice of the applications was given to the Russian Government (“the Government”). THE FACTS 3.  The list of applicants and the relevant details of the applications are set out in the appended table. 4.  The applicants complained of the excessive length of their pre-trial detention. THE LAW I.  JOINDER OF THE APPLICATIONS 5.  Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single judgment. II.  ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 5 § 3 OF THE CONVENTION 6.  The applicants complained that their pre-trial detention had been unreasonably long. They relied on Article 5 § 3 of the Convention, which reads as follows: Article 5 § 3 “3.  Everyone arrested or detained in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 (c) of this Article shall be ... entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release pending trial. Release may be conditioned by guarantees to appear for trial.” 7.  The Court observes that the general principles regarding the right to trial within a reasonable time or to release pending trial, as guaranteed by Article 5 § 3 of the Convention, have been stated in a number of its previous judgments (see, among many other authorities, Kudła v. Poland [GC], no. 30210/96, § 110, ECHR 2000‑XI, and McKay v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 543/03, §§ 41-44, ECHR 2006‑X, with further references). 8.  In the leading case of Dirdizov v. Russia, no. 41461/10, 27 November 2012, the Court already found a violation in respect of issues similar to those in the present case. 9.  Having examined all the material submitted to it, the Court has not found any fact or argument capable of persuading it to reach a different conclusion on the admissibility and merits of these complaints. Having regard to its case-law on the subject, the Court considers that in the instant case the length of the applicants’ pre-trial detention was excessive. 10.  These complaints are therefore admissible and disclose a breach of Article 5 § 3 of the Convention. III.  APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION 11.  Article 41 of the Convention provides: “If the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.” 12.  Regard being had to the documents in its possession and to its case‑law (see, in particular, Pastukhov and Yelagin v. Russia, no. 55299/07, 19 December 2013), the Court considers it reasonable to award the sums indicated in the appended table. 13.  The Court considers it appropriate that the default interest rate should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank, to which should be added three percentage points. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY, 1.  Decides to join the applications;   2.  Declares the applications admissible;   3.  Holds that these applications disclose a breach of Article 5 § 3 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of pre-trial detention;   4.  Holds (a)  that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, within three months, the amounts indicated in the appended table, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement; (b)  that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be 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. Done in English, and notified in writing on 27 June 2019, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court.  Liv Tigerstedt Alena Poláčková Acting Deputy Registrar President APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article 5 § 3 of the Convention (excessive length of pre-trial detention) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Date of birth   Representative’s name and location Period of detention Court which issued detention order/examined appeal Length of detention Specific defects Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant (in euros)[i]     32041/17 06/04/2017 Alan Vladislavovich Tseboyev 26/09/1976     01/03/2012 pending Supreme Court of the Komi Republic More than 7 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 4 day(s)   collective detention orders; failure to conduct the proceedings with due diligence during the period of detention; failure to assess the applicant’s personal situation reducing the risks of re-offending, colluding or absconding as the case progressed 9,400     60787/17 18/07/2017 Ruzil Rimovich Davletshin 02/09/1988     15/10/2014 to 08/12/2017 Military Court of the Privolzhye Circuit 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 24 day(s)   collective detention orders; failure to assess the applicant’s personal situation reducing the risks of re-offending, colluding or absconding as the case progressed; failure to conduct the proceedings with due diligence during the period of detention   4,200     2840/18 30/11/2017 Vladimir Aleksandrovich Rashchupkin 06/01/1978     06/12/2012 to 27/12/2017 Korolyev Town Court; Moscow Regional Court 5 year(s) and 22 day(s)   collective detention orders; failure to conduct the proceedings with due diligence during the period of detention; failure to assess the applicant’s personal situation reducing the risks of re-offending, colluding or absconding as the case progressed 6,600     2956/18 27/11/2017 Leonid Vladimirovich Lobkov 30/03/1961     28/11/2016 to 09/04/2018 Syktyvkar Town Court; Supreme Court of the Komi Republic 1 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 13 day(s)   fragility of the reasons employed by the courts;  use of assumptions, in the absence of any evidentiary basis, of the risks of absconding or obstructing justice;  failure to assess the applicant’s personal situation reducing the risks of re-offending, colluding or absconding; failure to examine the possibility of applying other measures of restraint; 2,000     3704/18 03/01/2018 Yekaterina Vladimirovna Fedorova 11/10/1972     03/08/2016 pending Oktyabrskiy District Court of Lipetsk; Lipetsk Regional Court More than 2 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 2 day(s)   collective detention orders; use of assumptions, in the absence of any evidentiary basis, of the risks of absconding or obstructing justice; failure to assess the applicant’s personal situation reducing the risks of re-offending, colluding or absconding as the case progressed;  failure to conduct the proceedings with due diligence during the period of detention; 3,800     5662/18 03/01/2018 Mikhail Vladimirovich Maslov 16/08/1978     08/07/2015 pending Oktyabrskiy District Court of Lipetsk; Lipetsk Regional Court More than 3 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 28 day(s)   collective detention orders; use of assumptions, in the absence of any evidentiary basis, of the risks of absconding or obstructing justice as the case progressed; failure to conduct the proceedings with due diligence during the period of detention; failure to examine the possibility of applying other measures of restraint; failure to assess the applicant’s personal situation reducing the risks of re-offending, colluding or absconding; 5,100     21234/18 24/04/2018 Vitaliy Aleksandrovich Prishibskiy 21/11/1991 Shukhardin Valeriy Vladimirovich Moscow 19/11/2017 to 09/07/2018 Sovetskiy District Court of Orsk; Orenburg Regional Court 7 month(s) and 21 day(s)   fragility of the reasons employed by the courts; use of assumptions, in the absence of any evidentiary basis, of the risks of absconding or obstructing justice; failure to assess the applicant’s personal situation reducing the risks of re-offending, colluding or absconding; failure to examine the possibility of applying other measures of restraint; 1,300     21283/18 21/04/2018 Magomed Ortsovich Batazhev 22/06/1981 Geroyev Akhmed Daudovich Moscow 30/03/2016 pending Tverskoy District Court of Moscow; Presnenskyy District Court of Moscow; Moscow City Court More than 3 year(s) and 6 day(s)   collective detention orders; failure to examine the possibility of applying other measures of restraint as the case progressed; failure to conduct the proceedings with due diligence during the period of detention; 4,000   [i].  Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.