Published on 28 August 2023
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 1458/23
Ioannis STAMELOS against Greece
and 26 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 12 July 2023
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASES
The applications concern the effectiveness of the new domestic legal remedy in respect of conditions of detention in Greece introduced by virtue of law no. 4985/2022, as added to article 6A of law no. 2776/1999 (Penitentiary code).
The applicants are all prisoners who are currently detained in Korydallos prison.
The applicants complain under Article 3 of the Convention about the conditions of their detention in Korydallos prison.
Under Article 13 of the Convention the applicants complain of the lack of an effective domestic remedy in respect of their complaints regarding the conditions of detention. On 4 November 2022, all applicants made use of the new legal remedy before the Court for the Execution of Sentences (Δικαστήριο Εκτέλεσης Ποινών) requesting an improvement of the conditions of their detention and a compensation for damages in relation to the conditions of their detention. They submit that the Court for the Execution of Sentences did not issue a decision within the legal deadline of 30 days as stipulated in article 6A of law no. 2776/1999. On 28 April 2023 the Court for the Execution of Sentences, by final decision no. 338/2023, rejected their applications, some of them as inadmissible and others as unfounded.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. Do the conditions of the applicants’ detention amount to inhuman or degrading treatment in breach of Article 3 of the Convention (see Muršić v. Croatia [GC], no. 7334/13, 20 October 2016)?
2. Do the applicants have at their disposal an effective domestic remedy in respect of their complaint regarding the conditions of their detention under Article 3, as required by Article 13 of the Convention? Could the domestic legal remedy provided by virtue of law no. 4985/2022, as added to article 6A of law no. 2776/1999, be considered effective within the meaning of Article 13 of the Convention? In particular, could this remedy be considered as an effective preventive and/or compensatory remedy within the meaning of Article 13 of the Convention (see J.M.B. and Others v. France, nos. 9671/15 and 31 others, § 208, 30 January 2020; Ulemek v. Croatia, no. 21613/16, §§ 71-74, 31 October 2019; and Ananyev and Others v. Russia, nos. 42525/07 and 60800/08, §§ 93-99, 210-231, 10 January 2012)?
The Government are requested to provide examples of the relevant domestic case-law in application of the legal remedy provided by virtue of law no. 4985/2022, as added to article 6A of law no. 2776/1999.
Appendix
No.
Application no.
Case name
Lodged on
Applicant
Year of Birth
Place of Residence
Nationality
Represented by
1.
1458/23
Stamelos v. Greece
07/12/2022
Ioannis STAMELOS
1983
Petroupoli Attikis
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
2.
1463/23
Dimitropoulos v. Greece
07/12/2022
Frixos DIMITROPOULOS
1990
Argos Argolidas
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
3.
1468/23
Trikaliotis v. Greece
07/12/2022
Spyridon TRIKALIOTIS
1967
Nea Smyrni Attikis
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
4.
1474/23
Radu v. Greece
07/12/2022
Marian Costel RADU
1985
Korydallos Attikis
Romanian
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
5.
1477/23
Abubakar v. Greece
07/12/2022
Abubakar ABUBAKAR
1996
Nikaia Attikis
Pakistani
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
6.
1482/23
Gadaevi v. Greece
07/12/2022
David GADAEVI
1982
Neapoli Thesssalonikis
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
7.
1486/23
Iordanidis v. Greece
07/12/2022
Christoforos IORDANIDIS
1961
Aspropyrgos Attikis
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
8.
1492/23
Riaz v. Greece
07/12/2022
Fahad RIAZ
1989
Argolida
Pakistani
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
9.
1524/23
Muhammad v. Greece
07/12/2022
Yasir MUHAMMAD
1995
Nikaia Attikis
Pakistani
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
10.
1525/23
Fanourgiakis v. Greece
07/12/2022
Dimosthenis FANOURGIAKIS
1969
Agios Dimitrios Attikis
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
11.
1530/23
Evgenii v. Greece
07/12/2022
Ivanov EVGENII
1988
Chelabinsk
Russian
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
12.
1532/23
Shevchenko v. Greece
07/12/2022
Andrey SHEVCHENKO
1981
Chelabinsk
Russian
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
13.
1536/23
Khomiachenko v. Greece
07/12/2022
Vitalii KHOMIACHENKO
1985
Dnipropetrovska
Ukrainian
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
14.
1539/23
Karepin v. Greece
07/12/2022
Volodymyr KAREPIN
1986
Ternopil
Ukrainian
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
15.
1542/23
Virchenko v. Greece
07/12/2022
Yevhen VIRCHENKO
1984
Brovari
Ukrainian
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
16.
1543/23
Yuhan v. Greece
07/12/2022
Yevhenii YUHAN
1979
Fustov
Ukrainian
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
17.
1545/23
Karras v. Greece
07/12/2022
Georgios KARRAS
1985
Korydallos
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
18.
3596/23
Danos v. Greece
11/01/2023
Filippos DANOS
1974
Athens
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
19.
3600/23
Tzamalis v. Greece
11/01/2023
Vasilios - Patapios TZAMALIS
1989
Korinthos
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
20.
3602/23
Caushi v. Greece
11/01/2023
Amarildo CAUSHI
1988
Korydallos
Albanian
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
21.
3605/23
Katapodis v. Greece
11/01/2023
Georgios KATAPODIS
1967
Greece
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
22.
3616/23
Baio v. Greece
11/01/2023
Saido BAIO
1987
Portugal
Portuguese
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
23.
3672/23
Mavrakis v. Greece
11/01/2023
Ioannis MAVRAKIS
1972
Piraeus
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
24.
3680/23
Theodoridis v. Greece
11/01/2023
Theofilos THEODORIDIS
1966
Nea Erythrea
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
25.
3688/23
Poulakos v. Greece
11/01/2023
Michail POULAKOS
1975
Korydallos
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
26.
3690/23
Filippidis v. Greece
11/01/2023
Christos FILIPPIDIS
1975
Thessaloniki
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS
27.
3695/23
Stamatelopoulos v. Greece
11/01/2023
Anastasios STAMATELOPOULOS
1980
Greece
Greek
Konstantinos TSITSELIKIS