4.  The applicant was born in 1940 and lives in Kyiv. 5.  On 10 September 1998 the Leningradsky District Court of Kyiv instituted criminal proceedings against the applicant for defamation. 6.  On 4 February 2000 the same court found the applicant guilty. 7.  On 3 August 2000 the Kyiv Court quashed this decision and terminated criminal proceedings on exonerative grounds. 8.  In July 2001 the applicant instituted civil proceedings against the Department of the State Treasury in the Svyatoshynsky District of Kyiv (hereafter “the Department”) seeking compensation for moral damage caused by the criminal proceedings. 9.  On 16 January 2002 the Solomyansky District Court of Kyiv (hereafter “the Solomyansky Court”) allowed the applicant's claim and awarded her UAH 3,360 (EUR 600) in compensation. 10.  On 28 March 2002 the Kyiv City Court of Appeal upheld this judgment and it became final. On 21 May 2003 the Supreme Court rejected the applicant's cassation appeal. 11.  The writ of execution was issued on 26 June 2002, and the applicant submitted it to the Svyatoshynsky Bailiff's Service (hereafter “the Bailiffs”) on 23 July 2002. 12.  On 25 July 2002 the Bailiffs suspended the opening of enforcement proceedings as the writ did not contain the debtor's bank requisites. The decision also indicated that the judgment of 16 January 2002 could not be enforced as it did not comply with the Law on the State Budget. 13.  On 4 October 2002 the Solomyansky Court submitted to the Bailiffs a rectified writ. 14.  On 27 January 2003 the Bailiffs attached the Department's bank account. 15.  On 1 April 2003 the Bailiffs terminated the enforcement proceedings due to the respondent's lack of funds. The applicant was not informed about this decision in due time. 16.  On 20 August 2003 the Svyatoshynsky District Court of Kyiv (hereafter “the Svyatoshynsky Court”) allowed the applicant's complaint against the Bailiffs' inactivity and found that the termination of the enforcement proceedings was unlawful. 17.  On 26 September 2003 the enforcement proceedings were resumed. 18.  On 10 December 2003 the Svyatoshynsky Court ordered to change the debtor in the case to the Central Office of the State Treasury. 19.  On 18 December 2003 the Pechersky Bailiff's Service initiated the enforcement proceedings. 20.  On 21 January 2004 the applicant was paid the judgment debt and the enforcement proceedings were terminated.