5.  The applicant was born in 1952 and lives in Sosnovyy Bor in the Leningrad Region. 6.  On 20 May 2001 the applicant was arrested. On 23 May 2001 he was placed in detention. 7.  By judgment of 6 September 2001 the Sosnovyy Bor Town Court of the Leningrad Region convicted him of robbery and sentenced him to five years and three months' imprisonment. On 27 March 2002 the Leningrad Regional Court quashed the judgment on appeal and ordered that the case be remitted for an additional investigation. 8.  On 8 August 2002 the Town Court again convicted the applicant of robbery. It sentenced him to four years and eight months' imprisonment. The applicant brought an appeal. 9.  On 11 February 2004 the Regional Court held an appeal hearing. By a decision of the same date, it changed the crime's qualification and upheld the rest of the trial court's judgment. 10.  In the period from 30 May 2001 to 2 March 2004 the applicant was detained in remand prison IZ-47/1 of St Petersburg. 11.  The applicant submitted that he had been detained in overcrowded cells and that the prisoners had had to take turns to sleep. Besides, his cells had been dirty and had lacked ventilation. He also submitted that the food had been of poor quality. 12.  According to the Government's submissions, the applicant was held in following cells:
(a)  cell no. 840 that measured 7,568 square metres and accommodated seven detainees;
(b)  cell no. 844 that measured 7,568 square metres and accommodated seven detainees;
(c)  cell no. 941 that measured 21,367 square metres and accommodated thirteen detainees;
(d)  cell no. 859 that measured 7,568 square metres and accommodated seven detainees. 13.  The Government conceded that the cells had been “overcrowded”. They pointed out, however, that the applicant at all times had been provided with an individual sleeping place and bed linen and that there had been enough space to move around and to do exercises in the cells. 14.  They further submitted that the cells had been naturally and artificially ventilated and lit. The average air temperature in winter had been +18ºC and in summer +22ºC. The cells had been equipped with heating devices and a dining table. Toilet facilities had been separated from the cells' living area by a partition of 1.5 m in height. The applicant had never complained to the authorities of any insects or rodents. 15.  The food had been of a proper quality. The applicant had never been limited in fresh water. He had had a possibility of taking a daily one-hour walk. As to the medical assistance, he had undergone various medical examinations and had been treated against tuberculosis. The appropriate treatment had resulted in the favourable dynamics of his disease.