CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 26 mars 2018

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The applicants complained under Article 2 of the Convention that the State agents had been responsible for their relatives’ abduction and subsequent disappearance and that the authorities had failed to carry out an effective investigation into the matter. Under Article 3 of the Convention, the applicants complained that they had suffered mentally on account of their relatives’ disappearance and their inability to ascertain their faith as well as the authorities’ indifference to their complaints and requests for assistance in elucidating the circumstances of the incidents. Under Article 5 of the Convention, the applicants complained that their relatives’ unlawful detention violated that provision in its entirety and that, in violation of Article 13 of the Convention, they had no effective domestic remedies against the alleged violations of Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention. The relevant details regarding the applicants’ allegations and their version of factual circumstances are reflected in the attached appendices.   The table of appendices:   Appendix Application number Name of the case 1 19862/12 Patsuyev and Others v Russia 2 13793/13 Adisova and Others v. Russia 3 57707/13 Magamadova v. Russia 4 61555/13 Umayeva and Others v. Russia 5 63554/13 Aslanbekova and Others v. Russia 6 63613/13 Kuchiyeva v. Russia   QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.     Have the applicants, except for the applicants in Patsuyev and Others v.   Russia (no. 9862/12), complied with the six-month time-limit laid down in Article   35 §   1 of the Convention? In particular, were there “excessive or unexplained delays” on the applicants’ part in submitting their complaints to the Court after the abduction of their relatives, and have there been considerable lapses of time or significant delays and lulls in the investigative activity, which could have an impact on the application of the six-month time-limit (see, mutatis mutandis , Varnava and Others v.   Turkey [GC], nos. 16064/90, 16065/90, 16066/90, 16068/90, 16069/90, 16070/90, 16071/90, 16072/90 and 16073/90, §§ 162, 165 and 166, ECHR     2009 and Sagayeva and Others v. Russia , nos. 22698/09 and 31189/11, §§     60-62, 8   December 2015)? The applicants are invited to provide explanations for the delay in lodging their application with the Court, as well as copies of documents reflecting their correspondence with the authorities in connection with their relatives’ abduction. 2.     Having regard to: -     previous judgments in which violations of Article   2 of the Convention were found in respect of both the disappearances of applicants’ relatives as a result of abduction by members of the security forces, and the failure to conduct an effective investigation (see, among recent examples, Orts uyeva and Others v. Russia , nos. 3340/08 and 24689/10, 22 November 2016 and Kushtova and Others v. Russia (no.     2), no. 60806/08, 21 February 2017); and -     the similarity of the present applications to the cases cited above, as can be seen from the applicants’ submissions and the interim results of the investigation: (a)     Have the applicants made out a prima facie case that their relatives were apprehended by State agents? (b)     If so, can the burden of proof be shifted to the Government to provide a satisfactory and convincing explanation of the circumstances of the applicants’ relatives’ abduction and ensuing disappearance (see Varnava and Others, cited above , §§ 183-84)? Are the Government in a position to rebut the applicants’ allegations concerning the State agents’ involvement in the abductions by submitting documents which are in their exclusive possession, or by providing by other means a satisfactory and convincing explanation of the events? 3.     Has the right to life, as guaranteed by Article 2 of the Convention, been violated in respect of the applicants’ missing relatives? 4.     Having regard to the procedural protection of the right to life under Article 2 of the Convention (see Salman v. Turkey [GC], no. 21986/93, §   104, ECHR 2000-VII and Aslakhanova and Others v.   Russia , nos.     2944/06, 8300/07, 50184/07, 332/08 and 42509/10, §   217, 18   December 2012), was the investigation conducted by the domestic authorities into the disappearance of the applicants’ relatives sufficient to meet their obligation to carry out an effective investigation, as required by Article 2 of the Convention? 5.     Has the applicants’ mental suffering in connection with the disappearance of their close relatives and the authorities’ alleged indifference in that respect and alleged failure to conduct an effective investigation thereof been sufficiently serious to amount to inhuman and degrading treatment, within the meaning of Article   3 of the Convention? If so, has there been a breach of Article 3 of the Convention in respect of the applicants? 6.     Were the applicants’ missing relatives deprived of their liberty within the meaning of Article 5 § 1 of the Convention? If so, was such a deprivation compatible with the guarantees of Article 5 §§ 1-5 of the Convention? 7.     Did the applicants have at their disposal effective domestic remedies in respect of their complaints under Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention, as required by Article   13 of the Convention? 8.     In accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of the Convention, the Government are requested to provide the following information: (a)     any information, supported by relevant documents, which is capable of rebutting the applicants’ allegations that their missing relatives were abducted by State agents; and, in any event, (b)     a complete list of all investigative actions taken in connection with the applicants’ complaints regarding the disappearance of their missing relatives, in chronological order, indicating dates and the authorities involved, as well as a brief summary of the findings; as well as: (c)     copies of those documents in the investigation file that are necessary for establishing the factual circumstances of the allegations and evaluating the effectiveness of the criminal investigation.   Appendix No. 1 App No. Case Title Information about the applicant(s) 9862/12 Patsuyev and Others v Russia First name Surname Sex Year of birth Address Representative Kinship to the abducted person(s) Murat PATSUYEV M 1956 Nesterovskaya, Ingushetia Nesterovskaya, Ingushetia Ordzhenikidzevskaya,Ingushetia Achkhoy-Martan, Chechnya Not legally represented Father of Mr Adam PATSUYEV Abaz IDIGOV M 1950 Father of Mr Ibragim IDIGOV Eset KERIMOVA F 1960 Mother of Mr Salam KERIMOV Vakha SHAIPOV M 1956 Father of Mr Lom-Ali SHAIPOV   Information about the abducted person(s) First name Surname Sex Year of birth Suspected of terrorist activities Criminal background Official employment at the time of abduction Adam PATSUYEV M 1984 N/A N/A N/A Ibragim IDIGOV M 1983 Salam KERIMOV M 1985 Lom-Ali SHAIPOV M 1982       Information about the circumstances of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of apprehen-sion Alleged reason thereof Time and place of apprehension Narrative of the Facts Any last known information about the abducted person(s) 21/08/2003 Special counter-terrorist operation 2 p.m. at the Sunzhenskiy district hospital   Adam PATSUYEV, Ibragim IDIGOV and Salam KERIMOV are cousins. On 21/08/2003 they went to the Sunzhenskiy district hospital where Ibragim IDIGOV was to have a wound bandaged. At about 2 p.m. two GAZEL-model minivans arrived at the hospital. A group of about 15 to 20 armed men in camouflage uniforms and balaclavas yelled to those present to get on the ground. They kept shooting in the air and running around, looking for someone. Six of the armed men ran into the surgery unit where they beat Mr R.S. who was undergoing wound dressing unconscious and Lom-Ali SHAIPOV who was there with him, breaking Mr Shaipov’s arm. Then they forced Mr R.S. and Mr SHAIPOV into one of their vehicles.   Meanwhile, Ibragim IDIGOV saw the armed men beating Mr R.S. and Mr SHAIPOV. He tried to escape from the skirmish through the courtyard, but was shot in the shoulder. Mr PATSUYEV and Mr KERIMOV wanted to help Mr IDIGOV, but were beaten by the armed men. Then all three of them were forced into the white GAZEL minivan with the registration number containing digits A-63 and region 95. According to the eye-witnesses, the armed men dragged out several other men outside of the hospital and one of them was shot dead on the porch. After that the abductors drove off. In about 60 meters from the hospital they pushed out from their vehicle surgeon Khashiyev whom they had forced in their car along with the other abducted persons. On the way from the hospital, the abductors drove next to the local police car who had been summoned by the hospital’s security. The policemen did not take any steps to stop the abductors.     On 22/08/2003 the federal TV channel ORT stated in its evening news programme that “as a result of a successful special operation five persons were detained, three of those bandits have been identified”.   Also, on 22/08/2003 news programme of information agency “Russkaya liniya” broadcasted news, referring to the law-enforcement agencies of the Southern Federal Circuit, that five persons suspected of involvement in illegal armed groups, had been detained as a result of a special operation carried out at the hospital. On 21 or 23/08/2003 the newspaper “Pravozaschita” in its issue 5(56) for August-September 2003 stated that the law-enforcement agencies had been involved in the special operation carried out at the hospital.                   Information about the applicant’s attempts to bring domestic proceedings in respect of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of introduction of criminal complaint Date of the decision to open and the authority Domestic criminal case number and corresponding article of the criminal code Brief description of the criminal investigation Procedural behaviour of the applicant(s) 21/08/2003 21/08/2003 by the Sunzhenskiy district prosecutor’s office in Ingushetia No. 23600052 under Article 126 of the Criminal Code (abduction) The criminal proceedings were suspended and resumed on several occasions without attaining tangible results. On several occasions the investigators were criticized for their failure to take necessary steps and comply with previously issued orders.   For instance, on 29/06/2010 the Sunzhenskiy district court allowed the applicants’ complaint of the investigators’ inaction. It stated, amongst other things, that the investigators had failed to verify the involvement of the officers from the law-enforcement “mobile group” who had been stationed at the material time in Karabulak, Ingushetia, given that an armoured shield of that unit had been found at the crime scene. In addition, the investigators failed to order a comparative examination of the three shell casings found at the crime scene with the fire-arms used by “the mobile group”.   From the documents submitted it transpires that the investigation’s shortcomings pointed out by the court were not remedied and the proceedings were suspended yet again without the necessary measures having been taken. The last suspension took place on 26/09/2010; the applicants were informed thereof on 29/07/2011. The proceedings are still pending.   According to the applicants, they were not duly informed of the progress in the investigation. The applicants maintained contact with the investigation, provided their statements, assisted in collection of evidence and requested information on the progress of the proceedings. The documents submitted show that on a number of occasions the suspended proceedings had been resumed owing to the applicants’ complaints either to the investigators’ supervisors or the local court.   Appendix No. 2 App No. Case Title Information about the applicant(s) 13793/13 Adisova and Others v. Russia First name Surname Sex Year of birth Address Representative Kinship to the abducted person(s) Khalimat ADISOVA F 1957 Alleroy, the Nozhay-Yurt District, Chechnya Mr Tagir SHAMSUDINOV, a human-rights defender Mother of Musa ADISOV Markha ALIYEVA F 1966 Sister of Ashab ALIYEV Aset GAYRBEKOVA F 1969 Wife of Khamdula GAYRBEKOV Eset KHALADOVA F 1976 Wife of Vakharsolta IBALAYEV   Information about the abducted person(s) First Name Surname Sex Year of birth Suspected of terrorist activities Criminal background Official employment at the time of abduction Askhab ALIYEV M 1964 Yes N/A Unknown Musa ADISOV M 1978 Khamdula GAYRBEKOV M 1964 Vakharsolta IBALAYEV M 1972   Information about the circumstances of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of apprehension Time and place of apprehension Narrative of the facts Relevant circumstances Information on abductors’ Identity Places of detention Any last known information about the abducted person(s) 12/04/2002 Day-time, at home in Alleroy, the Nozhay-Yurt District, Chechnya In the presence of witnesses the applicants’ four relatives were taken away during a “mopping-up” operation conducted in the Alleroy settlement More than 4 officers participated in the abduction; They were in military uniform and conducted an identity check: searched the house premises and questioned local residents; Used special military vehicles, weapons and dogs. They cordoned off of the village. Acted openly. One of the perpetrators told the first applicant that her son would be taken to a local office of the Federal Security Service. Later the investigation established that the abducted persons had been taken to the Temporary Department of the Interior in Alleroy. First taken to the Temporary Department of the Interior in Alleroy and then transferred to the Temporary Department of the Interior in Khankala On 12/04/2002 taken to the Temporary Department of the Interior in Alleroy and afterwards transferred to the military base situated at the headquarters of the Russian federal forces in the village of Khankala   Information about the applicant’s attempts to bring domestic proceedings in respect of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of introduction of criminal complaint Dates of decisions to refuse to open the case Date of the decision to open and the authority Domestic criminal case number and corresponding article of the criminal code Initial shortcomings in the investigation Procedural behaviour of the applicant(s) Brief description of the criminal investigation Other relevant domestic proceedings 12/05/2002, the local council of elders filed an official complaint (the village was cordoned off for a week after the incident) N/A 20/06/2002, the Nozhay Yurt District Prosecutor’s office Initially, no. 71032 (then on 18/07/2002 joined with no. 71030). Under Article 126 of the Criminal Code (abduction) Passive nature of the investigation. Witness statements collected, but not properly evaluated. The first applicant actively participated in the proceedings and maintained contact with the authorities. There is a gap in communication between 2006 and 2010. Very active stance for the first several years of the investigation (constant information requests on the progress of the proceedings). The case was suspended on 11/06/2004, 02/09/2004, 22/11/2004, 14/02/2005, 13/06/2012 By a decision of the Leninskiy District Court in Grozny of 11/12/2013 the first applicant was awarded a compensation (RUB 1 million) for non-pecuniary damage. Appendix No. 3 App No. Case Title Information about the applicant(s) 57707/13 Magamadova v. Russia First name Surname Sex Year of birth Address Representative Kinship to the abducted person(s) Raysa MAGAMADOVA F 1974 Grozny, Chechnya Mothers of Chechnya (Materi Chechni) Wife   Information about the abducted person(s) First name Surname Sex Year of birth Suspected of terrorist activities Criminal background Official employment at the time of abduction Magomed MAGAMADOV M 1972 No N/A No   Information about the circumstances of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of apprehension Alleged reason thereof Time and place of apprehension Narrative of the Facts Relevant circumstances Other factors Alleged nature of operation Information on abductors’ identity Places of detention Any last known information about the abducted person(s) 01/03/2002 (in the witness statements obtained in 2007, the date of abduction was also referred to as 22/04/2002) Unknown At about 11.30 a.m.; next to his house at 12, Sovkhoznaya Str. in Argun Mr MAGAMADOV was abducted by a group of men in military uniforms, in balaclavas, who drove around in two Armoured Personnel Carriers (the APCs) without registration numbers. The abductors did not ask for identity documents, but immediately started to beat Mr   MAGAMADOV and the applicant when she tried to help him. Then the abductors forced him in one of their APCs and drove off to an unknown destination. Military uniform and vehicles, the APCs Day time Unclear Allegedly taken to the premises of the 34th Independent Special Tasks Brigade ( 34-я Отдельная бригада особого назначения )   N/A N/A   Information about the applicant’s attempts to bring domestic proceedings in respect of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of introduction of criminal complaint Dates of decisions to refuse to open the case Date of the decision to open and the authority Domestic criminal case number and corresponding article of the criminal code Initial shortcomings in the investigation Procedural behaviour of the Applicant(s) Brief Description of the Criminal Investigation Other Relevant Domestic Proceedings 04/04/2002 N/A 26/04/2002 the Grozny Prosecutor’s office Criminal case no. 78047, Article 126 part 2 of the Criminal Code (aggravated abduction)   Failure to collect evidence (including the ones from the crime scene) and to verify information concerning the perpetrators’ identities Reporting the incident within short time-frame In 2007 several witnesses were questioned. There is a gap in the proceedings between 12/05/2004 and 16/03/2011, when the applicant requested to resume the investigation. The most recent suspension of the proceedings took place on 20/06/2011, then on 18/02/2013 they were resumed again. On 20/02/2013 the applicant unsuccessfully challenged the decision to suspend the proceedings as unlawful and premature; that decision was upheld on appeal on 17/04/2013.           Appendix No. 4 App No. Case Title Information about the applicant(s) 61555/13 Umayeva and Others v. Russia First name Surname Sex Year of birth Address Representative Kinship to the abducted person(s) Zulay UMAYEVA F 1962 Zamay-Yurt, the Nozhay-Yurt District, Chechnya Mothers of Chechnya (Materi Chechni) Wife of Vesmirt ESKIYEV Masa SAYKHANOVA F 1957 Wife of Visait ESKIYEV   Information about the abducted person(s) First name Surname Sex Year of birth Suspected of terrorist activities Criminal background Official employment at the time of abduction Vesmirt ESKIYEV M 1957 No No No Visait ESKIYEV M 1955   Information about the circumstances of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of apprehension Alleged reason thereof Time and place of apprehension Narrative of the facts Relevant circumstances Other factors Alleged nature of operation Information on abductors’ identity Places of detention Any last known information about the abducted person(s) 26/12/2000 Unknown At about 11.00 a.m. at their house Abducted by a group of about 25-30 armed men in military uniforms. The abductors started to beat Visait ESKIYEV, when Vesmirt ESKIYEV tried to help his brother, then the servicemen beat him too. Then both of the applicants’ husbands were forced in the abductors’ APC and taken to an unknown destination. Military uniform and the APC Day time Unclear Allegedly, the abduction was carried out under the orders of Lieutenant Colonel S. N/A N/A   Information about the applicant’s attempts to bring domestic proceedings in respect of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of introduction of criminal complaint Dates of decisions to refuse to open the case Date of the decision to open and the authority Domestic criminal case number and corresponding article of the criminal code Initial shortcomings in the investigation Procedural behaviour of the applicant(s) Brief description of the criminal investigation Other relevant domestic proceedings N/A N/A 18/01/2001, the Nozhay-Yurt District prosecutor’s office Criminal case no. 35004 (in some documents the number was also referred to as 35005), Article 126 part 2 of the Criminal Code (aggravated abduction) Failure to collect evidence and to verify information concerning identities of the perpetrators Reporting the incident within short time-frame Between 2001 and 2012 the investigation was suspended on at least five occasions. The last time suspension took place on 05/06/2012. In reply to the applicants’ complaint to the local court concerning premature suspension of the proceedings, on 18/06/2013 the investigation was resumed and the applicants’ complaint was subsequently dismissed as groundless. That decision was upheld on appeal on 17/07/2013. Appendix No. 5 App No. Case Title Information about the applicant 63554/13 Aslanbekova and Others v. Russia First name Surname Sex Year of birth Address Representative Kinship to the abducted person(s) Kulpa ASLANBEKOVA F 1957 Grozny, Chechnya Mr Said MUSHAYEV, a human-rights defender Wife of Musa ASTAMIROV and mother of Alibek ASTAMIROV Khazan MUSAYEVA F 1963 Ulus-Kert, Shatoy district, Chechnya Wife of Sultan AKHMADOV Taisa IMAKAYEVA F 1964 Grozny, Chechnya Wife of Balaydi IMAKAYEV Raisa MALIKOVA F 1961 Ulus-Kert, Shatoy district, Chechnya Wife of Zilaudi MALIKOV Markha YASUYEVA F 1965 Chiri-Yurt, Shali district, Chechnya Wife of Said-Magomed YASUYEV   Information about the abducted person(s) First Name Surname Sex Year of birth Suspected of terrorist activities Criminal background Official employment at the time of abduction Musa ASTAMIROV M 1953 No N/A N/A Alibek ASTAMIROV M 1982 Sultan AKHMADOV M 1948 Balavdi IMAKAYEV M 1959 Zilaudi MALIKOV M 1964 Said-Magomed YASUYEV M 1961   Information about the circumstances of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of apprehension Alleged reason thereof Time and place of apprehension Narrative of the facts Relevant circumstances Other factors Alleged nature of operation Information on abductors’ identity Places of detention Any last known information about the abducted person(s) 06/03/2000 identity check Morning; at the military checkpoint in the outskirts of Duba-Yurt The abduction took place at the checkpoint situated on the way to the safe zone. The military servicemen forced the applicants and their relatives into a URAL military lorry which took them to another checkpoint. There women were released whereas the men were detained, allegedly for an identity check The abduction took place at the military check-point; Special operation was announced the day before; a number of other local residents had been detained by military officers in January and February 2000 and subsequently disappeared. Day time identity check Infantry regiment no. 276, the abductors acted under the command of a military officer with the nickname "San Sanych" (Сан Саныч) N/A On 09/04/2012 on www.warchechnya.ru the applicants found a video footage allegedly made by servicemen of the 276th infantry regiment, on which they recognised bodies of their abducted relatives (except for those of Mr MALIKOV and Mr Alibek ASTAMIROV)   Information about the applicant’s attempts to bring domestic proceedings in respect of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of introduction of criminal complaint Dates of decisions to refuse to open the case Date of the decision to open and the authority Domestic criminal case number and corresponding article of the criminal code Initial shortcomings in the investigation Procedural behaviour of the applicant(s) Brief description of the criminal investigation Other relevant domestic proceedings N/A N/A 16/10/2000, the Chechnya Prosecutor’s office Criminal case no. 72047, Article 126 (2) of the Criminal Code (aggravated abduction) Belated opening of the criminal case Victim statuses granted to all applicants, except for Ms Khazan MUSAYEVA, on the following dates: 15/05/2002, 30/06/2008, 05/06/2009, 14/07/2011. The criminal case was suspended on a number of occasions, including the one on 26/01/2010. Then it was resumed on 07/07/2011 after the applicants’ complaint the local court, which rejected it on the same date as groundless. The applicants’ appeal of that decision was dismissed on 14/09/2011. The applicants lodged a claim for non-pecuniary damages. On 18/03/2013 the local court granted partially the claims, awarding the first applicant RUB 2 million and other applicants the amount of RUB 1 million each. That decision was quashed and the claim was dismissed on 06/08/2013 on appeal. Appendix No. 6 App No. Case Title Information about the applicant(s) 63613/13 Kuchiyeva v. Russia First name Surname Sex Year of birth Address Representative Kinship to the abducted person(s) Larisa KUCHIYEVA F 1972 Gudermes, Chechnya Mr Said MUSHAYEV, a human-rights defender Wife   Information about the abducted person(s) First Name Surname Sex Year of birth Suspected of terrorist activities Criminal background Official employment at the time of abduction Suleyman KUCHIYEV M 1969 No N/A No   Information about the circumstances of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of apprehension Alleged reason thereof Time and place of apprehension Narrative of the facts Relevant circumstances Other factors Alleged nature of operation Information on abductors’ identity Places of detention Any last known information about the abducted person(s) 25/02/2002 Unknown At about 10 a.m. from his house at 101, Kavkazskaya Street in Gudermes Abducted during the daytime by a group of armed men in balaclavas and military uniforms, who drove around in an UAZ-type military car and an APC . Military uniform and vehicles such as the APC Day time; Unclear N/A N/A N/A   Information about the applicant’s attempts to bring domestic proceedings in respect of the abduction/detention of the abducted person(s) Date of introduction of criminal complaint Dates of decisions to refuse to open the case Date of the decision to open and the authority Domestic criminal case number and corresponding article of the criminal code Initial shortcomings in the investigation Procedural behaviour of the applicant(s) Brief description of the criminal investigation Other relevant domestic proceedings N/A N/A 04/03/2002, the Gudermes District prosecutor’s office Criminal case no. 57018, Article 126 part 2 of the Criminal Code (aggravated abduction) Failure to verify information concerning identities of the servicemen involved in the abduction There is a gap in communication with the authorities between 04/03/2002 and 11/10/2010, when the applicant was granted victim status in the criminal case. The criminal investigation was suspended and resumed on several occasions; the last suspension took place on 12/10/2012. On 01/04/2013 the local court granted partially the applicant’s civil claim for compensation amounting to RUB   1   million. On 23/05/2013 that decision was upheld on appeal.