THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 17215/21
Mohammad-Mustafa MIAH against Greece
and 49 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 2 February 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Darian Pavli, President,
Ioannis Ktistakis,
Andreas Zünd, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases, and the applicants’ replies to these declarations,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants and their representatives is set out in the appended table.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Greek Government (“the Government”). In some of the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under other provisions of the Convention.
The Government submitted declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications.
The Government acknowledged the inadequate conditions of detention. In some of the applications, they further acknowledged that the domestic authorities had violated the applicants’ rights guaranteed by other provisions of the Convention. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table and invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.
The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
The applicants informed the Court that they agreed to the terms of the declarations.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
The Court finds that, following the applicants’ express agreement to the terms of the declaration made by the Government, the cases should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties.
It therefore takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify the continued examination of the applications.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 2 March 2023.
Viktoriya Maradudina Darian Pavli
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Other complaints under well-established case-law
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of applicant’s acceptance
Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses
per applicant
(in euros)[1]
17215/21
26/03/2021
Mohammad-Mustafa MIAH
1994
Moisidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
5,300
17217/21
26/03/2021
Onyebuchi-Onyebuchi NNAEKPE
1975
Moisidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
3,000
17223/21
24/03/2021
Vasilios VASILAKOS
1981
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
4,300
17225/21
24/03/2021
Dimitrios GIANNIKIS
1973
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
7,600
17228/21
24/03/2021
Ioakim IOAKIMIDIS
1959
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
4,500
17230/21
24/03/2021
Efthymios KARATZOGLOU
1980
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
5,650
17231/21
24/03/2021
Christos KARAFANTALOS
1988
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
6,100
17232/21
24/03/2021
Georgios BOUMBOUKAS
1978
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
12,500
17233/21
24/03/2021
Seggin MOUSTAFA OGLOU
1971
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
3,900
17234/21
24/03/2021
Nikolaos PALIOUDAKIS
1971
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
4,000
17237/21
24/03/2021
Georgios CHRYSANTHAKOPOULOS
1954
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention –
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
5,850
17437/21
24/03/2021
Ali Aleiza MOHAMED
1973
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
5,100
17453/21
24/03/2021
Francis OFFORCA
1985
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention –
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
6,100
17455/21
24/03/2021
Lamine SADIO
1985
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
7,250
17456/21
24/03/2021
Mohammad ZAKUR
1987
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
5,100
17459/21
24/03/2021
Konstantinos KARATHANASIS
1962
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
4,800
17460/21
24/03/2021
Ilias KATSIKARELIS
1960
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention –
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
3,000
17464/21
24/03/2021
Georgios MAVRIANOS
1970
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
1,500
17472/21
24/03/2021
Ismail BAAZIZ
1971
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
4,300
17474/21
24/03/2021
Yousif DAFEY
1989
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
6,000
17475/21
24/03/2021
Meftun GENC
1975
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
20,000
17478/21
24/03/2021
Kacem MUNGI
1984
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
02/02/2022
04/03/2022
4,100
21257/21
19/04/2021
Noufal KAUDEM
1998
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
16/02/2022
09/03/2022
5,100
21352/21
08/04/2021
Imran YAKOOB
1987
Kazanas Alexandros-Timotheos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
16/02/2022
04/04/2022
6,300
22984/21
19/04/2021
Georgios SISMANOGLOU
1982
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
16/02/2022
09/03/2022
5,300
22988/21
19/04/2021
Emin VELIOGLOU
1996
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
16/02/2022
09/03/2022
5,300
22993/21
20/04/2021
Anesti BITRI
1988
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention –
16/02/2022
09/03/2022
6,900
22997/21
20/04/2021
Dionysios KARVELAS
1967
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
16/02/2022
09/03/2022
3,900
23030/21
19/04/2021
Leonidas MANTZANAS
1977
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
16/02/2022
09/03/2022
2,000
23035/21
19/04/2021
Vasilios CHATZIEMMANOUIL
1953
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
16/02/2022
09/03/2022
3,420
23038/21
19/04/2021
Zohaib ALI
1997
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
16/02/2022
09/03/2022
7,800
23066/21
19/04/2021
Muhammad TANVEER
1987
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
09/03/2022
23/03/2022
7,100
23073/21
19/04/2021
Ioannis PETSOS
1976
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
09/03/2022
23/03/2022
6,600
31044/21
28/04/2021
Evaggelos HALDAIOS
1965
Papoutsis Ermolaos
Patra
24/03/2022
15/04/2022
4,500
31046/21
28/04/2021
Michail PANTELIOS
1983
Papoutsis Ermolaos
Patra
24/03/2022
15/04/2022
5,850
31051/21
28/04/2021
Ashfaq AHMED
1998
Papoutsis Ermolaos
Patra
24/03/2022
15/04/2022
2,000
31052/21
28/04/2021
Nadeem AKHTAR
1970
Papoutsis Ermolaos
Patra
24/03/2022
15/04/2022
4,000
31055/21
28/04/2021
Spiridon KARKAMPOUNAS
1962
Papoutsis Ermolaos
Patra
24/03/2022
15/04/2022
3,300
31056/21
28/04/2021
Dimitrios LASPITAKIS
1981
Papoutsis Ermolaos
Patra
24/03/2022
15/04/2022
4,200
31058/21
28/04/2021
Ioannis MPOUKIS
1993
Papoutsis Ermolaos
Patra
24/03/2022
15/04/2022
5,300
31985/21
16/06/2021
Ali ZOHAIB
1997
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
09/03/2022
23/03/2022
7,800
33407/21
16/06/2021
Adil CHOMBI
1992
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
09/03/2022
23/03/2022
4,950
33432/21
16/06/2021
Klodian HOXHALLI OR OXALLI
1990
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
04/03/2022
15/03/2022
11,500
33436/21
16/06/2021
Ibrahim SALLAL
1992
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention –
04/03/2022
15/03/2022
7,500
33444/21
16/06/2021
Anas MERI
1992
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention –
04/03/2022
15/03/2022
4,400
33448/21
16/06/2021
Armando-Artjan LAMKAJ
1966
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
04/03/2022
15/03/2022
7,100
33451/21
16/06/2021
Ahmad Ahmed Yamen Imad KHALAF ZAKUT AL ABOUR
1982
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
04/03/2022
15/03/2022
8,100
33455/21
16/06/2021
Klajdi Ymer Ilir Klaidi Alvaro Spiro TOSKA TOSCA AHMETAJ KANDA
1984
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
04/03/2022
15/03/2022
10,000
33627/21
16/06/2021
Mohammad NBYOU
1993
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention
04/03/2022
15/03/2022
7,900
33631/21
16/06/2021
Ibrahim TAHABES
1998
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
04/03/2022
15/03/2022
7,000
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.