CASE OF GASANOV v. RUSSIA
Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment;Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect)
Dmitry Dedov;Erik Møse;Khanlar Hajiyev
4. The applicant, Mr Ruslan Nushravanovich Gasanov, was a Russian national, who had been born in 1979 and lived in Vyshniy Volochek. 5. On 20 April 2006 the applicant was arrested on suspicion of drugrelated offences. 6. During several periods between July 2006 and May 2008, the applicant was detained in the police ward (IVS) of Vyshniy Volochek in the Tver Region. He claimed, in particular, that the cells of the ward were overcrowded and in a poor sanitary condition. 7. On 29 January 2009 the Supreme Court of Russia found the applicant guilty as charged and gave him a custodial sentence.