Published on 28 February 2022
THIRD SECTION
Applications nos. 3338/20 and 3978/20
Khatai Gamza ogly AMIRKHANOV against Russia
and Sergey Aleksandrovich SAFRONOV against Russia
lodged on 25 December 2019 and 20 December 2019 respectively
communicated on 8 February 2022
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applicants in both applications complain under Article 8 of the Convention that their exclusion from Russia following a criminal conviction violated their right to respect for family life.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. Did the exclusion orders constitute an interference with the applicants’ right to respect for their family life within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention? If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 8 § 2 of the Convention (see Üner v. the Netherlands [GC], no. 46410/99, §§ 54-60, ECHR 2006-XII, and Jeunesse v. the Netherlands [GC], no 12738/10, §§ 106-09, 3 October 2014)? In particular, what was the scope of review of the domestic courts which examined the applicants’ appeals against their respective exclusion orders? Did the courts carry out a balancing exercise between the need to maintain public order and security and the applicants’ right to respect for family life?
2. Have the applicants in both applications been expelled/deported from Russia? If so, under when and under what circumstances? Until what date their re-entry into the Russian Federation is banned? The parties are invited to provide copies of relevant documents.
APPENDIX
Application no. 3338/20
No.
Applicant’s Name
Year of birth
Nationality
Place of residence
1.
Mr Khatai Gamza ogly AMIRKHANOV
1983
Azerbaijani
Gyandzha,
Azerbaijan
Application no. 3978/20
No.
Applicant’s Name
Year of birth
Nationality
Place of residence
1.
Mr Sergey Aleksandrovich SAFRONOV
1963
Ukrainian
Nakhabino,
Russia