In the case of Navalnyy v. Russia (no. 4) the Court held that there had been a violation of his right to life, and violations of his right to liberty and security and the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment.

The case concerned Aleksey Navalnyy’s arrest and detention in January 2021 when he returned to Russia following his alleged poisoning in August 2020 and medical treatment abroad, followed by the activation of a suspended prison sentence previously imposed on him in 2014.

The Court found that Aleksey Navalnyy’s imprisonment after 2 February 2021 had not been “lawful” and that the national courts had made no attempt to consider the fears he expressed for his health and life. The authorities had completely disregarded the Court’s judgment in respect of his 2014 conviction, and had failed to take into account the interim measure indicated by the Court for his release. Moreover, Aleksey Navalnyy had been simultaneously subjected to a combination of several forms of ill-treatment.

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