The ECHR awarded compensation to the director of the 7×7 website for illegal detention

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarded compensation in the amount of 3.3 thousand euros to Pavel Andreev, director of the 7×7 website, for illegal detention on the eve of a rally for fair elections in 2011. This was reported by the Public Verdict Foundation.

Andreev's interests at the ECtHR were represented by the foundation's lawyers Ernest Mezak and Irina Biryukova.

The ECtHR ruled that the Russian authorities had violated Andreev's right to liberty and security of person (Article 5 of the Convention on Human Rights). The Public Verdict report said that his detention, which lasted 39 hours, was "unreasonable, disproportionate and arbitrary."

It is noted that the courts of Komi violated paragraph 5 of Article 5 of the Convention on Human Rights by refusing compensation.

According to 7 ×7, in December 2011, Andreev was delivering leaflets to police departments urging them not to obstruct a rally for fair elections. He was detained on suspicion "of evading conscription for military service."

After Andreev was released, but a few hours later he was detained again. The reason for this was the accusation of traffic police officers of non-payment of a fine of 300 rubles for speeding. Andreev was placed in a special detention center, where he waited for trial for almost two days.

In 2012, Ernest Mezak appealed against the actions of the police. The lawyer drew attention to the fact that the police had no reason to keep Andreev in custody for two days - the detention protocol says that he was detained "to draw up a protocol on an administrative offense."

As noted by 7×7, in 2013 Andreev received compensation for the lack of toilet paper and bed linen in the Syktyvkar detention center, as well as for the fact that he was not allowed to walk in the fresh air.