Szabó and Others v. Hungary
Struck out of the list
Berörda konventionsartiklar
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 19843/24 Krisztián SZABÓ against Hungary and 9 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 13 March 2025 as a Committee composed of:
Gediminas Sagatys , President , Stéphane Pisani, Juha Lavapuro , judges ,
and Attila Teplán, 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”). In some of the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under other provisions of the Convention.
The Court received friendly-settlement declarations, signed by the parties, 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 3 April 2025.
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Attila Teplán Gediminas Sagatys 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
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 declaration
Amount awarded for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses per applicant
(in euros) [1]
19843/24
09/07/2024
Krisztián SZABÓ
1975
Frank Evelyn
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
12/02/2025
13/12/2024
3,300
23032/24
01/08/2024
Armand BARANYI
2003
Borsos Tamás
Budapest
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
12/02/2025
24/10/2024
3,900
23497/24
07/08/2024
Norbert Imre LISZTES
1976
Palotai Dániel
Budapest
14/02/2025
25/11/2024
6,500
23498/24
08/08/2024
József TÓTH
1977
Kós Krisztián
Budapest
14/02/2025
29/10/2024
3,900
25945/24
06/09/2024
Dezső IMRE
1988
Szabó Gábor
Göd
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
15/01/2025
14/02/2025
2,600
28945/24
19/09/2024
Szabolcs BENCSIK
1990
Szabó Gábor
Göd
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
30/01/2025
10/01/2025
2,000
28949/24
19/09/2024
Melinda HANUSZKA
1985
Szabó Gábor
Göd
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
30/01/2025
02/12/2024
2,300
29082/24
01/10/2024
Lajos NAGY
1974
Szabó Gábor
Göd
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
30/01/2025
14/02/2025
2,000
29085/24
01/10/2024
Alíz KALA
1980
Szabó Gábor
Göd
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of excessive length of criminal proceedings
04/02/2025
02/01/2025
4,800
30593/24
10/10/2024
Etelka NAGY
1972
Nagy Gábor
Budapest
10/02/2025
17/12/2024
4,800
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.