KURKOV v. RUSSIA

2024-12-19T00:00:00
Published on 20 January 2025   THIRD SECTION Application no. 2157/22 Aleksey Nikolayevich KURKOV against Russia (see table appended) PROCEDURAL INFORMATION Following a preliminary examination of the admissibility of the application on 19 December 2024, the Court decided, under Rule 54 § 2 (b) of the Rules of Court, that notice of the application should be given to the Government of Russia. In the enclosed table, whenever an applicant is referred to using initials, this indicates that the Court has authorised anonymity for that person, whose identity will not be disclosed to the public (Rule 47 § 4). For further information on the procedure following communication of an application brought against Russia, subject of well-established case law of the Court, please refer to the Court’s website. SUBJECT MATTER The application concern complaints raised under Article 5 § 3 of the Convention relating to excessive length of pre-trial detention which are the subject of well-established case law of the Court (see Dirdizov v. Russia, no. 41461/10, 27 November 2012).   APPENDIX – STATEMENT OF FACTS Application raising complaints under Article 5 § 3 of the Convention (excessive length of pre-trial detention) Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Period of detention Court which issued detention order/examined appeal Length of detention Specific defects 2157/22 20/12/2021 Aleksey Nikolayevich KURKOV 1975   Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kosarev Moscow 24/07/2020 to 30/10/2021 Moscow City Court, First Appellate Court of General Jurisdiction 1 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 7 day(s)   fragility of the reasons employed by the courts; use of assumptions, in the absence of any evidentiary basis, of the risks of absconding or obstructing justice; failure to conduct the proceedings with due diligence during the period of detention