THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 13152/20
Georgios RASIMOGLOU against Greece
and 50 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 23 March 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”). Complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under Article 13 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. 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 13 April 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]
13152/20
28/02/2020
Georgios RASIMOGLOU
1985
Pipertzi Ioanna
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
29/09/2022
20/10/2022
11,300
30180/20
09/07/2020
Panagiotis KOLIASTASIS
1968
Pipertzi Ioanna
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
29/09/2022
18,000
43993/20
01/10/2020
Panagiotis IOANNIDIS
1981
Pipertzi Ioanna
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
25/10/2022
2,800
15106/21
12/03/2021
Murat ELMAS
1990
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
31/01/2022
19/05/2022
6,050
15123/21
12/03/2021
Burak OKSUZ
1986
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
31/01/2022
19/05/2022
10,150
15127/21
12/03/2021
Doven Mustafa DEMIR
1990
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
31/01/2022
19/05/2022
6,050
15132/21
12/03/2021
Umit ISCI
1990
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
31/01/2022
19/05/2022
9,750
15136/21
12/03/2021
Ali / Polyvios IMBRAM
1975
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
31/01/2022
19/05/2022
6,650
19095/21
30/03/2021
Meritan CALAJ
1995
Lampakis Christos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
09/03/2022
15/04/2022
6,500
33434/21
16/06/2021
Atanas ATANASOV
1977
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
12,100
43945/21
27/08/2021
Merab TATUNASHVILI
1964
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
04/07/2022
4,050
43946/21
27/08/2021
Usman NOROZ
1993
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
04/07/2022
5,300
43947/21
27/08/2021
Dumitru GHERMAN
1991
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
04/07/2022
5,250
43951/21
27/08/2021
Alexander ALAVIDZE
1978
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
04/07/2022
3,450
44286/21
30/08/2021
Pavlos KELIANIDIS
1971
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
11/07/2022
7,950
44316/21
30/08/2021
Vasilios MOURATIDIS
1979
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
11/07/2022
3,950
44339/21
30/08/2021
Leonidas ASIMAKIS
1996
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
11/07/2022
2,300
44341/21
01/09/2021
Olti DULCE
1983
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
11/07/2022
2,950
44345/21
02/09/2021
David GOGGIASVILI
1990
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
11/07/2022
6,250
44357/21
31/08/2021
Rafael GEVORKYAN
1984
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
11/07/2022
7,200
44358/21
31/08/2021
Maher ABDULLAH
1998
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
11/07/2022
3,600
44701/21
31/08/2021
Fotios ZILFIDIS
1982
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
03/06/2022
11/07/2022
1,950
52946/21
22/10/2021
Vruyr KHARATYAN
1992
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
27/07/2022
3,900
52974/21
22/10/2021
Trajche KOSTOVSKI
1989
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
27/07/2022
7,000
52979/21
22/10/2021
Andrei TANASCIUK
1989
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
27/07/2022
9,100
53974/21
02/11/2021
Pavlos ASIMOGLOU
1968
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
6,000
53980/21
02/11/2021
Marios ALEXOPOULOS
1969
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
7,800
53985/21
02/11/2021
Kosmas SAMBANIS
1978
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
1,600
53989/21
02/11/2021
Waly-Muhamad RUSTAMI
1990
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
4,500
53993/21
02/11/2021
Petros GIOUROUKIS
1960
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
9,750
54099/21
02/11/2021
Alexandros CHRISTOPOULOS
1974
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
11,150
54104/21
02/11/2021
Nikolae or Marin POP OR COSTIN
1988
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
28/06/2022
12,700
55068/21
02/11/2021
Arjan SKENDERAJ
1982
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
04/10/2022
6,800
55083/21
02/11/2021
Andrea LEKA
1977
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
04/10/2022
2,800
55215/21
02/11/2021
Ivan KIRCHEV
1995
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
26/08/2022
23/09/2022
8,600
55595/21
02/11/2021
Konstantinos KARKAVANIS
1993
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
5,100
55599/21
02/11/2021
Dimitrios KAPOUSOUZ
1962
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
4,100
55605/21
02/11/2021
Muhammed ELUBEYID
1996
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
6,250
55615/21
02/11/2021
Rosen DZHAMALOV
1977
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
21/06/2022
30/06/2022
10,150
55626/21
02/11/2021
Ioannis DEMIR
1983
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
04/10/2022
4,400
55644/21
02/11/2021
Elvis RASIM OGLOU
1997
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
04/10/2022
7,200
55646/21
02/11/2021
Ivaylo DIMITROV
1985
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
04/10/2022
7,800
55649/21
02/11/2021
Nikolaos ANDRONIKIDIS
1996
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
04/10/2022
3,700
116/22
13/12/2021
Alexander SALTKHUTSISHVILI
1964
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
28/09/2022
19/10/2022
4,600
122/22
13/12/2021
Antonios TZIKAS
1948
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
28/09/2022
19/10/2022
2,600
127/22
13/10/2021
Garyfallos LIAKOPOULOS
1979
Chatziioannou Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
28/09/2022
01/11/2022
5,400
3118/22
07/01/2022
Ioannis PITSIKAS OR PISTIKAS
1987
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
12/10/2022
24/10/2022
3,600
3129/22
07/01/2022
Shaban DAUTI
1963
Moysidou Xanthippi
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
12/10/2022
24/10/2022
11,700
4105/22
01/10/2020
Bhzad-Bezad KARIMI
1982
Pipertzi Ioanna
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
29/09/2022
8,600
4108/22
25/09/2020
Vasilios PANAGIOTOPOULOS
1985
Pipertzi Ioanna
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
14/09/2022
16/11/2022
5,300
4184/22
28/02/2020
Georgios PENTAZIDIS
1981
Pipertzi Ioanna
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
29/09/2022
20/10/2022
4,700
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.