THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 48122/13 Vladimir Artemyevich FILINOV against Russia

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 6 October 2022 as a Committee composed of:

Darian Pavli , President,

Andreas Zünd ,

Frédéric Krenc , judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 10 June 2013,

Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicant,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant’s details are set out in the appended table.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (d) of the Convention concerning the unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”).

THE LAW

In the present application, having examined all the material before it, the Court considers that the applicant’s complaints about the alleged overall unfairness of the criminal (administrative) proceedings and about the courts’ failure to obtain attendance of witness S. upon the applicant’s requests are inadmissible.

In particular, in the light of the principles established in the case-law under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (d) of the Convention (see notably Murtazaliyeva v. Russia [GC], no. 36658/05, 18 December 2018), the Court notes that the applicant’s criminal trial complied with the overall fairness requirement.

In view of the above, the Court finds that this complaint is manifestly ill ‑ founded and must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 3 and 4 of the Convention.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Declares the application inadmissible.

Done in English and notified in writing on 27 October 2022.

Viktoriya Maradudina Darian Pavli Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (d) of the Convention

(unfair trial in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses)

Application no.

Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Final domestic decision

Charges convicted of

Witness absent from trial (indicated by initials)

Summary of the nature of the witness evidence

Reasons for absence

48122/13

10/06/2013

Vladimir Artemyevich FILINOV

1960Volskiy District Court of the Saratov Region

17/12/2012

Article 12.8 § 1 of the CAO (drunk driving)

witness S.

attesting witness who was present during the drafting of an administrative offence report

could not be located, despite the authorities’ repeated attempts to locate him; another attesting witness was examined at the trial and testified in favour of the applicant.