Communicated on 23 February 2017

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 39776/15 Aleksey Sergeyevich KOLYASNIKOV against Russia lodged on 27 July 2015

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the applicant ’ s prosecution for holding a Bible ‑ reading meeting in a café without prior notification to the authorities. The Court has already found that the requirement of notification had no basis in Russian law and was not necessary in a democratic society (see Krupko and Others v. Russia , no. 26587/07 , § § 54- 57, 2 6 June 2014) .

QUESTION tO THE PARTIES

Was there a violation of Article 9 of the Convention on account of the finding of the applicant ’ s liability for holding a religious meeting in a café without prior notification to the authorities (see Krupko and Others v. Russia, no. 26587/07, §§ 54-57, 26 June 2014)?