CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 21 mars 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     27023/18* 30/05/2018 Sergey Valeryevich YELMAKOV 1967   Irina Aleksandrovna Yatsenko Moscow fine of RUB   10,000 30/11/2017 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 applicant’s conviction was based,   Art. 10 (1) - various restrictions on the right to freedom of expression - conviction under Art.   20.2 § 5 CAO for hiding his face with a mask at an authorised rally in support of free Internet on 26/08/2017 (see Ibragimova v.   Russia, no. 68537/13, §§ 36-37, 30 August 2022).     55810/19* 12/10/2019 Igor Anatolyevich SAYMAKOV 1982   Aleksey Borisovich Vologin Volsk fine of RUB   30,000, suspension of the driving licence for one year and six months 07/10/2019 Volskiy District Court of the Saratov Region       27134/20* 13/06/2020 Fizuli Konstantinovich RZAYEV 1970   Tural Akhmed ogly Ibragimov Moscow detention for 15   days 28/10/2019 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 open court police officer on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based.     16398/21* 06/03/2021 Olga Vitalyevna KUZMINA 1978     Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow detention for 5   days,     detention for 6   days 08/09/2020 Moscow City Court   12/08/2021 Moscow City Court Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 09/08/2021 for compiling an offence report, detention beyond the three-hour statutory period,   Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (d) - unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses in the proceedings - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based (in the proceedings which ended on 12/08/2021),   Prot. 7 Art. 2 - delayed review of conviction by a higher tribunal – the sentence of administrative detention imposed on the applicant in the proceedings which ended on 12/08/2021, was executed immediately, on account of the lack of suspensive effect of an appeal under the CAO.     38901/21* 15/07/2021 Parviz Abduazizovich ABDUZHALILOV 2000   Rushan Rafisovich Kabirov Kazan detention for 12   days 03/04/2021 Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan Art. 6 (1) - and Art. 6 (3) (c) - applicant’s absence from criminal proceedings - The applicant was absent at the appeal hearing of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan on 03/04/2021. The appeal court dismissed the motion to bring the applicant to the hearing since defendant’s presence in administrative cases is not obligatory. The hearing was conducted in his absence, his counsel was removed from the courtroom, whereas prosecutor was present. Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 27/03/2021 for compiling an offence report; detention beyond the three-hour statutory period,   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 CAO.     43714/21* 12/08/2021 Marina Borisovna PRALKOVA 1996   Pavel Valeryevich Romanov Cheboksary fine of RUB   10,000 24/06/2021 Supreme Court of the Republic of Chuvashia       48658/21* 24/09/2021 Mariya Gennadyevna PETUKHOVA 1984   Ivan Yuryevich Zhdanov Vilnius detention for 5   days,     fine of RUB   150,000 30/03/2021 Kaliningrad Regional Court   08/06/2021 Kaliningrad Regional Court Art. 6 (1) - lack of impartiality of the tribunal in view of the absence of a prosecuting party in administrative-offence proceedings - in both sets of administrative-offence proceedings,   Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 30/04/2021 for compiling an offence report; detention beyond the three-hour statutory period,   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 § 8 of CAO, fine of RUB 150,000, final decision 08/06/2021, Kaliningrad Regional Court.     57812/21* 18/11/2021 Leonid Mikhaylovich RAZVOZZHAYEV 1973     Memorial Human Rights Centre Moscow fine of RUB   20,000 03/08/2021 Moscow City Court Art. 5 (1) - unlawful detention - escorting to the police station on 14/03/2020 for compiling an offence report, detention beyond the three-hour statutory period,   Art. 10 (1) - disproportionate measures against solo demonstrators - the applicant was arrested on 14/03/2020.