4.  The applicant was born in 1960 and lives in Irkutsk. 5.  In October 1993 criminal proceedings were instituted against the applicant on suspicion of unlawful possession of weapons. On 14 March 1994 he was arrested and spent ten months and three days in custody until his release on a written undertaking not to leave the town. 6.  On 12 February 2001 the Irkutsk Regional Court acquitted the applicant. On 13 March 2002 the judgment became final. 7.  The applicant sued the Irkutsk Regional prosecutor's office and the Ministry of Finance for compensation for damage. 8.  On 7 October 2004 the Kirovskiy District Court of Irkutsk accepted the action and awarded the applicant 230,099.52 Russian roubles (RUR, approximately 6,415 euros) in compensation for damage and RUR 35,000 (approximately 976 euros) in costs for legal representation. The judgment was upheld on appeal and became final on 26 November 2004. 9.  On 5 April 2006 the sum of the judgment award was credited to the applicant's bank account.