ECHR Ordinance of October 9, 2018 in the case of Girlyan (Gyrlyan) v. Russia (application N 35943/15).
The case was successfully considered the complaint of the complainant that the confiscation from him of lawfully received by him money during a search at the airport due to an administrative offense, which consisted in not declaring the amount, was disproportionate and disproportionate. The case has violated the requirements of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
In 2015, the complainant was assisted in preparing a application. Subsequently, the application was communicated to the Russian Federation.
In his complaint, the Applicant complained that the confiscation from him of lawfully received money (in the amount of US $ 90,000) during a search at Domodedovo Airport due to an administrative violation that consisted of not declaring the amount (Article 16.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) , was disproportionate and disproportionate measure.
On 9 October 2018, on a application filed by the applicant, the European Court unanimously decided that in the present case the authorities violated the requirements of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention (the right to protection of property), and ordered the respondent state to pay the applicant 73,000 euros (equivalent to 90,000 US dollars) in respect of pecuniary damage and 1,500 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damage.