Published on 28 February 2022

THIRD SECTION

Applications nos. 3338/20 and 3978/20 Khatai Gamza ogly AMIRKHANOV against Russia and Sergey Aleksandrovich SAFRONOV against Russia lodged on 25 December 2019 and 20 December 2019 respectively communicated on 8 February 2022

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The applicants in both applications complain under Article 8 of the Convention that their exclusion from Russia following a criminal conviction violated their right to respect for family life.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. Did the exclusion orders constitute an interference with the applicants’ right to respect for their family life within the meaning of Article 8 § 1 of the Convention? If so, was that interference in accordance with the law and necessary in terms of Article 8 § 2 of the Convention (see Üner v. the Netherlands [GC], no. 46410/99, §§ 54-60, ECHR 2006-XII, and Jeunesse v. the Netherlands [GC], no 12738/10, §§ 106-09, 3 October 2014)? In particular, what was the scope of review of the domestic courts which examined the applicants’ appeals against their respective exclusion orders? Did the courts carry out a balancing exercise between the need to maintain public order and security and the applicants’ right to respect for family life?

2. Have the applicants in both applications been expelled/deported from Russia? If so, under when and under what circumstances? Until what date their re-entry into the Russian Federation is banned? The parties are invited to provide copies of relevant documents.

APPENDIX

Application no. 3338/20

No.

Applicant’s Name

Year of birth

Nationality

Place of residence

1.Mr Khatai Gamza ogly AMIRKHANOV

1983Azerbaijani

Gyandzha,

Azerbaijan

Application no. 3978/20

No.

Applicant’s Name

Year of birth

Nationality

Place of residence

1.Mr Sergey Aleksandrovich SAFRONOV

1963Ukrainian

Nakhabino,

Russia