The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay 20 thousand euros to Leonid Razvozzhaev and Sergei Udaltsov

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarded compensation to Leonid Razvozzhaev and Sergei Udaltsov, convicted in the Bolotnaya case. The decision was published on the website of the court.

The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay Razvozzhaev 11,000 euros and Udaltsov 9,000 euros. Ukraine must also pay Razvozzhaev 4,000 euros.

The European Court held that the right to a fair trial and within a reasonable time had been violated in respect of both applicants (Articles 5 and 6 of the Convention on Human Rights).

Following Razvozzhaev's complaint, the court found that Russia and Ukraine had failed to conduct an effective investigation into his allegations of unlawful imprisonment and humiliating treatment. This violates the prohibition of torture and the right to liberty and security of person (Articles 3 and 5 of the Convention). Also, a violation of the Convention (Articles 6 and 8) in relation to Razvozzhaev, according to the decision of the ECtHR, were long prison transfers, an excessively intensive schedule of court hearings, detention in a glass "aquarium" in court and detention in a remote colony.

In relation to Udaltsov, the court also found violations of the right to freedom of assembly (Article 11 of the Convention).

A number of judges wrote dissenting and supporting opinions to the court's decision.

• In July 2014, as part of the Bolotnaya case, the Moscow City Court sentenced Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhaev to four years and six months in a penal colony. They were accused of organizing mass riots on May 6, 2012 on Bolotnaya Square, of preparing to organize mass riots in different cities of the country, as well as of illegally crossing the border.
• Leonid Razvozzhaev said that on October 18, 2012 in Kiev, he was kidnapped by unknown persons, after which he was forced under torture to write a confession.
• In October 2012, a criminal case was initiated against Razvozzhaev and Udaltsov for preparing to organize mass riots after the film Anatomy of a Protest-2, released on NTV, in which it was alleged that in June 2012 they, together with Konstantin Lebedev, discussed with the head of the Georgian parliamentary committee on Defense and Security Georgy Targamadze financing of riots in Russia. In January 2013, the Investigative Committee announced the merger of the Anatomy of Protest-2 and Bolotnaya cases into a single proceeding.