5.  The applicant was born in 1952 and lives in the Orenburg Region. 6.  In April 2003 the applicant, a retired military officer, sued the Military Department of the Orenburg Region for an increase of his pension and compensation for pecuniary damage. 7.  On 16 April 2003 the Totskiy District Court of the Orenburg Region allowed the applicant's action and awarded him 20,989.90 Russian roubles (RUR). 8.  On 11 June 2003 the bailiffs opened enforcement proceedings. 9.  On 12 August 2003 the bailiffs' service discontinued the enforcement proceedings because the debtor had no available funds. It advised the applicant to apply to the Orenburg regional department of the Ministry of Finance. 10.  By letter of 10 October 2003, the Orenburg regional department advised the applicant to apply to head office of the Ministry of Finance. 11.  On 25 December 2003 the Ministry of Finance refused to pay the award and referred the applicant back to the bailiffs. 12.  On 9 January 2004 the applicant resubmitted the writ of execution to the bailiffs' service. On 15 March 2004 the bailiffs again discontinued enforcement because the debtor had no available funds. 13.  On 10 March 2005 the Military Department transferred the amount due into the applicant's bank account. 14.  On 16 May 2005 a prosecutor decided not to institute criminal proceedings against the head of the Military Department for his failure to enforce the judgment, finding that he had not acted with intent.