CASE OF ANDREA CIOTTA v. ITALY

CASE OF ANDREA CIOTTA v. ITALY

Application No: 368/21

Articles: 35, 35-1, 3, 5, 5-1, 5-1-c, 5-1-e, 5-5, 6, 6-1, 34, 46, 46-2, 41

Respondent state: ITA

Date: 2026-06-04

Conclusion:

Remainder inadmissible (Art.

35) Admissibility criteria; (Art 35-1) Four-month period (former six-month); Violation of Article 3 - Prohibition of torture (Article 3 - Degrading treatment; Inhuman treatment) (Substantive aspect); No violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention; Procedure prescribed by law; Article 5-1-c - Reasonably necessary to prevent offence); Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention; Article 5-1-e - Persons of unsound mind); Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-1 - Lawful arrest or detention); Violation of Article 5 - Right to liberty and security (Article 5-5 - Compensation); Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings; Article 6-1 - Access to court); Violation of Article 34 - Individual applications (Article 34 - Hinder the exercise of the right of application); Respondent State to take measures of a general character (Article 46 - Systemic problem; Article 46-2 - General measures); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Assanidze v. Georgia [GC], no 71503/01, § 181 and 182, ECHR 2004-II; Blokhin v. Russia [GC], no 47152/06, § 137, 23 March 2016; Burdov v. Russia (no 2), no 33509/04, § 69, in fine, ECHR 2009; Ilgar Mammadov v. Azerbaijan (infringement proceedings) [GC], no 15172/13, § 182, 29 May 2019; Ilnseher v. Germany [GC], nos. 10211/12 and 27505/14, §§ 127-130 and 134-135, 4 December 2018; Jeronovičs v. Latvia [GC], no 44898/10, § 64, 5 July 2016; K.C. v. Poland, no 31199/12, § 70, 25 November 2014; Klinkenbuß v. Germany, no 53157/11, § 53, 25 February 2016; M.K. and Others v. Poland, nos. 40503/17 and 2 others, §§ 237-238, 23 July 2020; Metaxas v. Greece, no 8415/02, § 25, 27 May 2004; Micha and Others v. Greece, no 13991/20, §§ 62-65, 8 October 2024; Morsink v. the Netherlands, no 48865/99, § 67, 11 May 2004; Muršić v. Croatia [GC], no 7334/13, § 99, 20 October 2016; Neshkov and Others v. Bulgaria, nos. 36925/10 and 5 others, § 229, 27 January 2015; R.L. and M.-J.D. v. France, no 44568/98, § 129, 19 May 2004; Rooman v. Belgium [GC], no 18052/11, 31 January 2019; S., V. and A. v. Denmark [GC], nos. 35553/12 and 2 others, § 74, 22 October 2018; Scozzari and Giunta v. Italy [GC], nos. 39221/98 and 41963/98, § 249, ECHR 2000-VIII; Selahattin Demirtaş v. Turkey (no 2) [GC], no 14305/17, § 193, 22 December 2020; Stanev v. Bulgaria [GC], no 36760/06, §§ 147 and 158, ECHR 2012; Strazimiri v. Albania, no 34602/16, §§ 108 112, 21 January 2020; Suso Musa v. Malta, no 42337/12, § 120, 23 July 2013; Sy v. Italy, no 11791/20, 24 January 2022; Tahsin Acar v. Turkey [GC], no 26307/95, §§ 75 77, ECHR 2003 VI; Winterwerp v. the Netherlands, 24 October 1979, § 39, Series A no 33; Witold Litwa v. Poland, no 26629/95, § 78, ECHR 2000 III, 137