The applicant, Stanislav Romokhov, is a Russian national who was born in 1951 and lives in Kaliningrad (Russia). Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), he complained, first, that as a result of delays and defects in his medical treatment while in detention for drug dealing, he had lost his eyesight, and second, of the bad conditions of his detention. Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property), he also complained that a judgment granting him compensation for the loss of his eyesight had remained unexecuted.
(from the official press-release prepared by the Registry Office of the European Court of Human Rights)