Russia announced an ECHR about the absence of violations in the maintenance of "swamp prisoners"

In a memorandum provided in response to questions from the ECHR, the Russian side claims the absence of violations in relation to "swamp prisoners". This was reported by "Vedomosti" with reference to the lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky.

The lawyer informed the publication about the content of the 46-page document, which was not previously disclosed. According to him, there are essentially no answers in it. So, answering the question of the causes of the content of the "swamp prisoners" in custody, the compilers only indicated the presence of some "grounds to assume" that the accused would hide from the investigation. At the same time, even the Supreme Court of Russia requires specific facts confirming the likelihood of adverse consequences, Agransky noted.

Russia also denies poor conditions of escort and content during the process. During the days of court sessions (up to four times a week for eight months), the accused were provided with galets, concentrates of the first and second dishes, plastic dishes and hot water, the document says. The lifting of the prisoners was carried out "according to the routine" at 6 in the morning, and by 21 they returned to the cells.

Instead of photographs of the hall No. 338 of the Moscow City Court, photos of a more spacious hall No. 635 were attached, Agranovsky notes. In the statement of the "Swamp prisoners" in the ECHR, it was about the first hall, although for some time the process was also in the second. A link of the authors of the document to the fact that the "aquariums" for prisoners are equipped with microphones, the lawyer called the lawyer insolvent. Microphones imply a complete absence of confidentiality in the communication of the accused with the defense, Agranovsky emphasized.

According to the lawyer, the ECHR has repeatedly satisfied completely similar complaints. He hopes that the court will confirm the previously occupied position. According to Agranovsky, the ECHR is currently preparing a pilot resolution on the problems of detention.

On February 8, Agranovsky said thatRussia asks the ECHR to fully reject the complaints of seven "swamp prisoners", considered in the framework of the case by Vladimir Akimenkov and six others against Russia. The Russian authorities insist that these complaints are “clearly unfounded”, and therefore, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 35 of the European Convention (acceptability conditions) are not subject to satisfaction, then the lawyer noted.

Earlier it was reported that the Ministry of Justice on January 17 sent to the ECHR a response to one of the requests for the "Swamp case". The content of the response, however, did not specify. "The publication of such documents or the disclosure of their maintenance in the media is not practiced," the Ministry of Justice said.

Now, the defense of the “swamp prisoners” must present his considerations regarding the issues of the court, the memorandum of the Russian government, as well as the possibilities of the so -called friendly settlement of the dispute by April 11.

In total, 12 defendants in the "swamp business" turned to the ECHR. On September 17, 2013, the Strasbourg court united in one proceeding and gave priority to the complaints of seven of them - Vladimir Akimenkov, Yaroslav Belousov, Leonid Kovyazin, Artem Saveelov, Andrei Barabanov, Mikhail Kosenko and Nikolai Caucasian - under the general name "Vladimir Akimenkov and six others against Russia."

On December 19, Akimenkov, Caucasian and Kovyazin were released under amnesty . However, the ECHR continued the consideration of their complaints.

On December 20, the ECHR united and gave priority to the complaints of the "swamp prisoners" Stepan Zimin, Denis Lutskevich and Alexei Polikhovich. The deadline for the response of the Russian government to questions posed by the ECHR in this case is April 14, 2014.

On February 5, hearings on the “Swamp case eight” ended in the Zamoskvoretsky court, the defendants performed with the last word . The verdict will be passed on February 21.