Resolution CM/ResDH(2024)358
Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights
Stoine Hristov (II) against Bulgaria
 
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 December 2024
at the 1515th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
 
Application No.
Case
Judgment of
Final on
36244/02
STOINE HRISTOV (II)
16/10/2008
16/01/2009
 
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which provides that the Committee supervises the execution of final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” and “the Court”);
 
Having regard to the final judgment transmitted by the Court to the Committee in this case and to the violation established concerning excessive length of criminal proceedings, which took place before courts situated in Sofia;
 
Recalling the respondent State’s obligation, under Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to abide by all final judgments in cases to which it has been a party and that this obligation entails, over and above the payment of any sums awarded by the Court, the adoption by the authorities of the respondent State, where required:
 
-          of individual measures to put an end to violations established and erase their consequences so as to achieve as far as possible restitutio in integrum; and
-          of general measures preventing similar violations;
 
Having invited the government of the respondent State to inform the Committee of the measures taken to comply with the above-mentioned obligation;
 
Having examined the action report provided by the government, indicating the measures adopted to give effect to the judgment including the information provided regarding the payment of the just satisfaction awarded by the Court (see document DH-DD(2024)1409);
 
Having noted that aspects concerning the acceleratory remedy in criminal matters and the effectiveness of criminal proceedings to avoid delays at the trial stage will continue to be examined in the context of the S.Z. case, which remains under the supervision of the Committee;
 
Having also noted that issues relating to the availability of courtrooms to avoid delays in proceedings before the Sofia City Court and the Sofia Court of Appeal will continue to be examined in the Svetlozar Petrov case;
 
Having satisfied itself that all the measures required by Article 46, paragraph 1, have been adopted,
 
DECLARES that it has exercised its functions under Article 46, paragraph 2, of the Convention in this case and
 
DECIDES to close the examination thereof.