The applicant, Aleksandr Matveyev, is a Russian national who was born in 1974 and lives in Pestovo (Novgorod Region, Russia). Relying on Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), Mr Matveyev complained in particular about the appalling conditions of his detention on remand in facilities in Petersburg and Moscow during criminal proceedings against him for murder.
(from the official press-release prepared by the Registry Office of the European Court of Human Rights)