ZHERDEV v. UKRAINE - 34015/07 (Judgment : Remainder inadmissible (Article 35-3-a - Manifestly ill-founded) Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 -...)

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Angelika Nu�berger, President, ��������� Erik M�se, ��������� Ganna Yudkivska, ��������� Andr� Potocki, ��������� Yonko Grozev, ��������� Carlo Ranzoni, ��������� Mārtiņ� Mits, judges, and Milan Bla�ko , Deputy Section Registrar,

The case originated in an application (no. 34015/07 ) against Ukraine lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by a Ukrainian national, Mr Artyom Leonidovich Zherdev (�the applicant�), on 30 June 2007.

The applicant, who had been granted legal aid, was represented by Mr E. Markov, a lawyer admitted to practice in Odessa. The Ukrainian Government (�the Government�) were represented, most recently, by their Agent, Mr I. Lishchyna, of the Ministry of Justice.