Meshcheryakov v. Russia

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 31349/09 Igor Lvovich MESHCHERYAKOV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 7 October 2014 as a Committee composed of:

Khanlar Hajiyev, President, Julia Laffranque, Dmitry Dedov, judges, and Søren Prebensen, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 10 March 2009,

Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Igor Lvovich Meshcheryakov, is a Russian national, who was born in 1966 and lives in Vladivostok He was represented before the Court by Ms N. Moiseyeva, a lawyer practising in Vladivostok.

The Russian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr G. Matyushkin, Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights.

The applicant complained, in particular, that his detention on remand had been unreasonably long and that it had not been based on relevant or sufficient reasons.

On 21 August 2013 the Court received a friendly settlement agreement signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Russia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him 150.000 Russian roubles (RUB), which will be free of any taxes that may be applicable and payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case.

THE LAW

The Court 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 its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.

Søren Prebensen Khanlar Hajiyev Acting Deputy Registrar President