ECHR judgment of October 16, 2018 in the case of Makhloyev (Makhloyev) v. Russia (application No. 16397/07).
The case was successfully considered the application of the applicant that his son had been abducted allegedly by law enforcement officials and that no effective investigation had been carried out of this circumstance. The case has violated the requirements of Article 2 and Clause 1 of Article 5 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
In 2007, the complainant was assisted in preparing a application. Subsequently, the application was communicated to the Russian Federation.
In his application, the applicant complained that in October 2009 in the Republic of Ingushetia his son was allegedly abducted by law enforcement officials. The applicant also submitted that no effective investigation had been carried out into this circumstance.
On 16 October 2018, on the application submitted by the applicant, the European Court unanimously decided that in the present case the authorities violated the requirements of articles 2 (right to life) in its substantive and procedural aspect and 3 of the Convention (prohibition of torture), as well as article 1 5 of the Convention (the right to liberty and security of person), and ordered the respondent state to pay the applicant 60,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damage.