Molnár and Others v. Hungary
Struck out of the list
Berörda konventionsartiklar
FOURTH SECTION
Application no. 14128/19 Péter MOLNÁR against Hungary and 9 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 30 April 2020 as a Committee composed of:
Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström, President,
Georges Ravarani,
Jolien Schukking, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the cases,
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 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings were communicated to the Hungarian Government (“the Government”).
The Court received friendly-settlement declarations under which the applicants agreed to waive any further claims against Hungary in respect of the facts giving rise to these applications, subject to an undertaking by the Government to pay them the amounts detailed in the appended table. These amounts will be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable on the date of payment, and will 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 undertake 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 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 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 a 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 4 June 2020.
Liv Tigerstedt Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention
(excessive length of criminal proceedings)
No.
Application no. Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Date of birth
Representative’s name and location
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of Applicant’s declaration
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant
(in euros) [1]
14128/19
05/03/2019
Péter MOLNÁR
12/03/1973
Molnár Angelika
Miskolc
04/02/2020
14/08/2019
2,600
20531/19
05/04/2019
Tibor HORVÁTH
10/01/1977
Cech András
Budapest
17/10/2019
24/01/2020
3,900
25723/19
07/05/2019
Miklós KONDOR
28/06/1967
Schill Szabolcs
Budapest
20/03/2020
24/09/2019
9,100
25727/19
07/05/2019
György KIRÁLY
16/11/1968
Schill Szabolcs
Budapest
20/03/2020
24/09/2019
9,100
35034/19
25/06/2019
Róbert HORVÁTH
14/02/1975
Schill Szabolcs
Budapest
27/01/2020
01/10/2019
2,700
35314/19
28/06/2019
Anna PATAKI
23/12/1946
Fahidi Gergely
Budapest
20/03/2020
28/10/2019
5,200
36682/19
04/07/2019
Károly NAGY
15/03/1954
Hegedűs András
Budapest
08/11/2019
06/02/2020
1,600
41984/19
01/08/2019
Ágnes ERDŐSNÉ KANDERKA
22/12/1966
Szilágyi István
Budapest
24/02/2020
06/12/2019
10,400
47348/19
02/09/2019
József KISS
02/03/1980
Tímár Mátyás
Nagykőrös
21/01/2020
22/11/2019
5,200
52495/19
25/09/2019
András LOVAS
17/11/1971
09/03/2020
08/01/2020
11,700
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.