4.  The applicant was born in 1968 and lives in the town of Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia region. 5.  On 30 May 2000 the Berdyansk Court awarded the applicant UAH 1,423.39 against the JSC “Yuzhgidromash”, a company in which the State owned 25% of the shares (hereinafter “YGM”) in compensation for salary arrears. 6.  On 7 July 2000 the Berdiansk Bailiffs' Service (hereinafter “the Bailiffs”) initiated enforcement proceedings in the case. 7.  On 26 June 2001 the enforcement proceedings were suspended in view of Order no. 33/5 of 1 June 2001 of the Minister of Justice and the moratorium on the forced sale of the YGM's property. 8.  On 24 July 2001 the Berdiansk State Tax Administration informed the applicant that all YGM's property was under tax lien. 9.  On 1 April 2002 the Zaporizhzhia Regional Commercial Court instituted bankruptcy proceedings against the YGM. 10.  On 12 April 2002 the enforcement proceedings were suspended in view of the above bankruptcy proceedings. 11.  On 22 March 2004 the enforcement proceedings were resumed and on 2 April 2004 the Bailiffs attached the debtor's property. 12.  During June 2004 – January 2005 the enforcement proceedings were suspended as the debtor challenged the Bailiffs' acts before the Berdyansk Court. 13.  On 10 January 2005 the enforcement proceedings were resumed. 14.  On 16 June 2005 the Shevchenkivsky District Court of Kyiv prohibited the forced sale of the YGM property. 15.  The judgment of 30 May 2000 given in the applicant's favour remains unenforced.
Other proceedings 16.  On 12 February 2002 the Berdyansk Court ordered the applicant to pay UAH 443.03 to the communal property enterprise in compensation for unpaid commodity charges. This judgment was upheld by the Zaporizhzhia Regional Court of Appeal. The applicant did not appeal in cassation.