FIRST SECTION
CASE OF TIKHOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA
(Application no. 14296/03)
JUDGMENT
STRASBOURG
27 March 2008
This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.
In the case of Tikhov and Others v. Russia,
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:
Christos Rozakis, President,
Nina
Vajić,
Anatoly Kovler,
Khanlar Hajiyev,
Dean
Spielmann,
Giorgio Malinverni,
George Nicolaou,
judges,
and Søren Nielsen, Section Registrar,
Having deliberated in private on 6 March 2008,
Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:
PROCEDURE
THE FACTS
I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE
A. Court awards and enforcement proceedings
B. Enforcement of the judgments in favour of the applicants listed in appendix no. 2
C. Enforcement of the judgments in favour of the applicants listed in appendix no. 3
D. Enforcement of the judgments in favour of Mr Sedykh, Mr Kositsyn and Mr Oleg Zakirov
E. Enforcement of the judgments in favour of Mr Nikolaychuk and Ms Bobrova
THE LAW
I. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 OF THE CONVENTION AND ARTICLE 1 OF PROTOCOL No. 1 TO THE CONVENTION
Article 6
“In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ..., everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by [a] ... tribunal...”
Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
“Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law.
The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties.”
A. Parties' submissions
B. Admissibility
C. Merits
1. As regards the applicants listed in appendix no. 2
2. As regards the applicants listed in appendix no. 3
24. The Court therefore considers that the judgments in favour of the applicants listed in appendix no. 3 are not fully enforced to date. The delay in the enforcement of the judgments constitutes over five years. Accordingly, there has been a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.
3. As regards Mr Sedykh, Mr Kositsyn and Mr Oleg Zakirov
4. As regards Mr Nikolaychuk and Ms Bobrova
II. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION
“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.”
A. Damage
1. Pecuniary damage
(a) Arrears
(b) Interest
2. Non-pecuniary damage
B. Costs and expenses
C. Default interest
FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT UNANIMOUSLY
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicants, within three months from the date on which the judgment becomes final in accordance with Article 44 § 2 of the Convention, the amounts set out in appendix no. 5 in respect of pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage, to be converted into Russian roubles (where applicable) at the rate applicable at the date of settlement, plus any tax that may be chargeable;
(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 March 2008, pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court.
Søren Nielsen Christos Rozakis
Registrar President
APPENDIX 1: LIST OF APPLICANTS
NAME OF THE APPLICANT |
YEAR OF BIRTH |
1. Aleksakhin Sergey Borisovich |
1960 |
2. Bobrova Svetlana Borisovna |
1966 |
3. Chernishov Andrey Yevgenevich |
1973 |
4. Danchenko Sergey Anatolyevich |
1975 |
5. Korzhov Nikolay Ivanovich |
1958 |
6. Kositsyn Vladimir Sergeyevich |
1954 |
7. Kovalenko Vitaliy Aleksandrovich |
1959 |
8. Kurandin Leonid Aleksandrovich |
1957 |
9. Kuzmin Andrey Nikolayevich |
1966 |
10. Levkov Aleksandr Borisovich |
1959 |
11. Lukin Aleksandr Vasilyevich |
1965 |
12. Mikhaylov Stanislav Vyacheslavovich |
1974 |
13. Moskalenko Aleksandr Vladimirovich |
1962 |
14. Nikolaychuk Aleksandr Gennadevich |
1968 |
15. Portnov Gennadiy Aleksandrovich |
- |
16. Sadykov Valeriy Mirasovich |
1970 |
17. Savilo Aleksandr Nikolayevich |
1966 |
18. Senotrusov Aleksey Aleksandrovich |
- |
19. Sychev Sergey Aleksandrovich |
1962 |
20. Sedykh Aleksandr Vasilyevich |
1972 |
21. Tikhov Sergey Aleksandrovich |
1964 |
22. Yermolenko Anatoliy Sergeyevich (2 judgments) |
1960 |
23. Yunusov Vladislav Assirovich |
1967 |
24. Zadorkin Vladimir Viktorovich |
1970 |
25. Zakirov Oleg Rinatovich |
1970 |
26. Zakirov Rifat Foatovich |
1970 |
APPENDIX 2: JUDGMENTS EXECUTED IN FULL
NAME |
FINAL JUDGMENT Date / Decision Body / Date of Entry into force |
AMOUNT AWARDED |
EXECUTION DATE |
DELAY IN EXECUTION |
1. Aleksakhin Sergey Borisovich |
12 April 2002 / the Military Court of the Moscow Garrison / 23 April 2002 |
RUB 101,243.60 |
28 November 2003 |
One year, seven months, six days |
2. Chernishov Andrey Yevgenevich |
29 August 2002 / the Military Court of the Sertolovsk Garrison / 9 September 2002 |
USD 2,922 minus RUB 4,026 already paid |
23 December 2003 |
One year, three months, fourteen days |
3. Kovalenko Vitaliy Aleksandrovich |
8 April 2002 / the Military Court of the Moscow Garrison / 19 April 2002 |
RUB 93,931.44 |
23 December 2003 |
One year, eight months, five days |
4. Kurandin Leonid Aleksandrovich |
22 May 2002 / the Military Division of the Supreme Court of Russia / 4 June 2002 |
USD 4.588 minus RUB 14135 |
20 November 2003 |
One year, five months, seventeen days |
5. Kuzmin Andrey Nikolayevich |
12 July 2002 / the Vyborg Town Court of the Leningrad Region / 22 July 2002 |
RUB 10,821.80 |
22 December 2003 |
One year, five months, one day |
6. Levkov Aleksandr Borisovich |
22 May 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 4 June 2002 |
RUB 368,106 |
6 December 2003 |
One year, six months, two days |
7. Senotrusov Aleksey Aleksandrovich |
14 August 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 27 August 2002 |
RUB 424,338.80 |
10 December 2003 |
One year, three months, fourteen days |
8. Tikhov Sergey Aleksandrovich |
22 May 2002 / the Military Court of the Sertolovsk Garrison / 7 June 2002 |
RUB 72,756.4 |
4 December 2003 |
One year, five months, twenty-eight days |
9. Yermolenko Anatoliy Sergeyevich |
22 May 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 4 June 2002 |
RUB 212,360
|
6 December 2003
|
One year, six months, two days
|
10. Yunusov Vladislav Assirovich |
22 May 2002 / the Military Division of the Supreme Court of Russia / 2 June 2002 |
USD 2,936 minus RUB 4,048 already paid |
28 October 2003 |
One year, four months, twenty-six days |
11. Zakirov Rifat Foatovich |
22 May 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 4 June 2002 |
RUB 161,383.75 |
22 December 2003 |
One year, six months, eighteen days |
APPENDIX 3: THE JUDGMENTS PARTIALLY EXECUTED
NAME |
FINAL JUDGMENT Date / Decision Body / Date of Entry into force |
AMOUNT AWARDED |
AMOUNT RECEIVED (RUB) / DATE
|
DELAY IN EXECUTION (partial) |
1. Danchenko Sergey Anatolyevich |
12 July 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 23 July 2002 |
(USD 6,372 minus RUB 4,092 already paid) RUB 208,260.19 |
202,002.79 26 December 2003 |
One year, five months, four days |
2. Korzhov Nikolay Ivanovich |
13 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 25 June 2002 |
(USD 3,756) RUB 117,911.35 |
113,844.36 5 December 2003 |
One year, five months, eleven days |
3. Lukin Aleksandr Vasilyevich |
13 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 25 June 2002 |
(USD 7,212) RUB 226,404.87 |
218,595.72 5 December 2003 |
One year, five months, eleven days |
4. Mikhaylov Stanislav Vyacheslavovich |
8 July 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 19 July 2002 |
(USD 8,524 minus RUB 13,310 already paid) RUB 255,328.97 |
244,979.13 6 December 2003 |
One year, four months, eighteen days |
5. Moskalenko Aleksandr Vladimirovich |
13 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 25 June 2002 |
(USD 13,912) RUB 436,736.63 |
421,672.72 5 December 2003 |
One year, five months, eleven days |
6. Sadykov Valeriy Mirasovich |
16 July 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 27 July 2002 |
(USD 20,580 RUB 9,159 already paid) RUB 639,003.98 |
614,443.81 5 December 2003 |
One year, four months, nine days |
7. Savilo Aleksandr Nikolayevich |
13 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 25 June 2002 |
(USD 6,764) RUB 212,340.89 |
205,016.84 5 December 2003 |
One year, five months, eleven days |
8. Sychev Sergey Aleksandrovich |
13 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 25 June 2002 |
(USD 7,212) RUB 226,404.87 |
218,595.72 5 December 2003 |
One year, five months, eleven days |
9. Portnov Gennadiy Aleksandrovich |
13 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 25 June 2002 |
(USD 6,640) RUB 208,448.19 |
201,258.40 5 December 2003 |
One year, five months, eleven days |
10. Yermolenko Anatoliy Sergeyevich |
13 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 25 June 2002 |
(USD 6,604) RUB 207,318.05 |
200,605.75 22 November 2003 |
One year, four months, twenty-eight days |
11. Zadorkin Vladimir Viktorovich |
13 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 25 June 2002 |
(USD 13,368) RUB 419,658.95 |
405,069.12 25 December 2003 |
One year, six months |
APPENDIX 4: OTHER APPLICANTS
NAME |
FINAL JUDGMENT Date / Decision Body / Date of Entry into force |
AMOUNT |
INFORMATION ON EXECUTION |
DELAY IN EXECUTION |
1. Kositsyn Vladimir Sergeyevich |
17 September 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 28 September 2002 |
USD 14,973 minus RUB 4,519 already paid |
Received RUB 453,867.42 on 24 December 2003 |
One year, two months, twenty-six days |
2. Sedykh Aleksandr Vasilyevich |
22 August 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 3 September 2002 |
USD 6,916 RUB 4,048
|
Received RUB 205,516.48 on 6 December 2003 |
One year, three months, three days |
3. Zakirov Oleg Rinatovich |
17 September 2002 / the Military Court of the Vyborg Garrison / 28 September 2002 |
USD 6,700 minus RUB 826 already paid |
Received RUB 204,289.14 on 26 December 2003 |
One year, two months, twenty-eight days |
4. Bobrova Svetlana Borisovna |
21 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Tula Garrison / 2 July 2002 |
RUB 164,338.38 |
Not enforced |
five years, nine months, five days |
5. Nikolaychuk Aleksandr Gennadevich |
7 June 2002 / the Military Court of the Tula Garrison / 18 June 2002 |
RUB 49,706.72 |
Not enforced |
five years, eight months, nineteen days |
APPENDIX 5: ARTICLE 41 AWARDS
NAME |
PECUNIARY DAMAGES |
|
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|
Outstanding amounts of the judgment debts |
Interests for the delayed enforcement |
|
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1. Aleksakhin Sergey Borisovich |
- |
RUB 38,486.62 |
EUR 900 |
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2. Bobrova Svetlana Borisovna |
RUB 164,338.38 |
RUB 69,610.99 |
EUR 3,000 |
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3. Chernishov Andrey Evgenevich |
- |
RUB 23, 969.86 |
EUR 900 |
|||
4. Danchenko Sergey Anatolyevich |
RUB 10,349.39 |
USD 2,288.13 |
EUR 900 |
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5. Korzhov Nikolay Ivanovich |
RUB 4,066.99 |
USD 1,295.82 |
EUR 900 |
|||
6. Kositsyn Vladimir Sergeyevich |
- |
USD 4,043.95 |
EUR 900 |
|||
7. Kovalenko Vitaliy Aleksandrovich |
- |
RUB 40,703.62 |
EUR 1,200 |
|||
8. Kurandin Leonid Aleksandrovich |
- |
RUB 79,198.45 |
EUR 900 |
|||
9. Kuzmin Andrey Nikolayevich |
- |
RUB 3,650.55 |
EUR 900 |
|||
10. Levkov Aleksandr Borisovich |
- |
RUB 132,405.68 |
EUR 900 |
|||
11. Lukin Aleksandr Vasilyevich |
RUB 7,809.15 |
USD 2,488.14 |
EUR 900 |
|||
12. Mikhaylov Stanislav Vyacheslavovich |
RUB 10,349.84 |
USD 2,810.08
|
EUR 900 |
|||
13. Moskalenko Aleksandr Vladimirovich |
RUB 15,063.91 |
USD 4,799.64 |
EUR 900 |
|||
14. Nikolaychuk Aleksandr Gennadevich |
RUB 49,706.72 |
RUB 21,531.29 |
EUR 3,000 |
|||
15. Portnov Gennadiy Aleksandrovich |
RUB 7,189.79 |
USD 2,290.80 |
EUR 900 |
|||
16. Sadykov Valeriy Mirasovich |
RUB 24,560.17 |
USD 6,556.92 |
EUR 900 |
|||
17. Savilo Aleksandr Nikolayevich |
RUB 7,324.05 |
USD 2,333.58 |
EUR 900 |
|||
18. Sedykh Aleksandr Vasilyevich |
- |
USD 1,900.17 |
EUR 900 |
|||
19. Senotrusov Aleksey Aleksandrovich |
- |
RUB 119,557.44 |
EUR 900 |
|||
20. Sychev Sergey Aleksandrovich |
RUB 7,809.15 |
USD 2,488.14 |
EUR 900 |
|||
21. Tikhov Sergey Aleksandrovich |
- |
RUB 26,077 |
EUR 900 |
|||
22. Yermolenko Anatoliy Sergeyevich |
RUB 6,712.30 |
RUB 139,117.98 USD 2,223.53 |
EUR 1,200 |
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23. Yunusov Vladislav Assirovich |
- |
RUB 52,692.30 |
EUR 900 |
|||
24. Zakirov Oleg Rinatovich |
- |
USD 1,833 |
EUR 900 |
|||
25. Zadorkin Vladimir Viktorovich |
RUB 14,589.83 |
USD 4,782.77 |
EUR 900 |
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26. Zakirov Rifat Foatovich |
- |
RUB 59,698.53 |
EUR 900 |