Communicated on 6 December 2017 and 6 December 2017

FIFTH SECTION

Applications nos. 612/12 and 34528/13 Ramiz AHADOV against Azerbaijan and Zarifa MAHADDINOVA and O thers against Azerbaijan lodged on 14 December 2011 and 13 May 2013 respectively

The facts and complaints in these applications have been summarised in the Court ’ s Statement of facts and Questions to the parties , which is available in HUDOC.

QUESTION

In view of the seizure of the applicants ’ case files from Mr I. Aliyev ’ s office on 8 and 9 August 2014, has the State in the present case hindered the effective exercise of the applicants ’ right of application under Article 34 of the Convention?