The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the length of the trial against a member of the neo-Nazi group NS\/WP “Nevograd” as sufficient.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the sufficient period of pre-trial proceedings and trial against a member of the neo-Nazi group NS / WP Nevograd Yevgeny Koryabkin.

A member of the St. Petersburg neo-Nazi group NS / WP "Nevograd" failed to receive compensation for delaying the consideration of the criminal case. This decision was made by the Supreme Court of Russia in September 2015.

17-year-old Yevgeny Koryabkin was detained on February 19, 2010. According to investigators, he filmed the murder of Ghanaian citizen Solomon Attengo Gwajo. The suspect signed a confession, but due to the severity of the charges, he was placed in custody, the police charged him with complicity in a murder motivated by hatred. Later, other members of the NS/WP Nevograd group were also arrested.

The investigation lasted more than two years, then for several months the defendants got acquainted with the case materials. The trial itself took almost two more years. Yevgeny Koryabkin was sentenced to 7 years in prison in a penal colony for complicity in murder and hooliganism (resisting the police). Later, the Supreme Court of Russia revised the verdict: the convict was released from punishment for hooliganism due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, and the total term of imprisonment was reduced to 4 years and 11 months.

In total, the entire process of pre-trial proceedings and trial lasted 4 years, 10 months and 10 days. After his release, Koryabkin went to court and demanded compensation from the Ministry of Finance for violating the right to legal proceedings within a "reasonable time."

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation assessed the legal and factual complexity of the criminal case and considered the almost five-year period for its consideration proportionate. It included 95 volumes, the investigators interrogated 105 witnesses, 15 people were recognized as victims, 203 examinations were carried out. Eight people were in the dock as accused of especially serious crimes.

The court recognized the actions of the preliminary investigation bodies and the St. Petersburg City Court as sufficient and effective.

A reasonable time for the consideration of a case is guaranteed by the European Convention, but there is no methodology for assessing the allowable duration.

Sources

• The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized 5 years as a reasonable period for considering a criminal case // Fontanka.ru. 2015. September 3.