ECHR judgment of October 4, 2018 in the case of Basmanov and Others (Basmanov and Others) against the Russian Federation (complaint No. 52595/09).
The case was successfully considered the complaint of the applicants for the excessive length of their preliminary detention, the poor conditions of their detention, as well as during the transfer. The case has violated the requirements of paragraph 3 of Article 5 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
In 2009, complainants were assisted in preparing a complaint. Subsequently, the complaint was communicated to the Russian Federation.
In their complaint the applicants (three people) complained about the excessive length of their preliminary detention. They also complained about the unsatisfactory conditions of their detention as well as during the transfer.
On 4 October 2018, on the complaint filed by the applicants, the European Court unanimously decided that in the present case the authorities violated the requirement of Article 5 § 3 (right to liberty and security of the person) in respect of all applicants, and ordered the respondent State to pay each applicant 1,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damage.