Bazakas and Others v. Greece
Struck out of the list
Berörda konventionsartiklar
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 15725/22 Athanasios BAZAKAS against Greece and 6 other applications (see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 18 December 2025 as a Committee composed of:
Diana Kovatcheva , President , Canòlic Mingorance Cairat, Vasilka Sancin , judges ,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having regard to the declarations submitted by the respondent Government requesting the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases, and the applicants’ replies to these declarations,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants is set out in the appended table.
The applicants were represented by Mr K. Tsitselikis and Mr A. Spathis, two lawyers practising in Thessaloniki.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Greek Government (“the Government”). In all the applications, complaints based on the same facts were also communicated under Article 13 of the Convention.
The Government submitted declarations with a view to resolving the issues raised by these complaints. They further requested the Court to strike out the applications.
The Government acknowledged the inadequate conditions of detention at the Korydallos Prison as regards all the applicants, and at Patras Prison as regards the applicant in application no. 16258/22. They offered to pay the applicants the amounts detailed in the appended table, provided that the applicants “have not been awarded any compensation for the same reason under Article 6A of the [Greek] Penitentiary Code or any other remedy, taking into consideration the duration of their detention in Korydallos I Detention Facility in such conditions”.
They invited the Court to strike the applications out of the list of cases in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention. The amounts would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the Court’s decision. In the event of failure to pay these amounts within the above-mentioned three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on them, from the expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.
The payment will constitute the final resolution of the cases.
The applicants informed the Court that they agreed to the terms of the declarations.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
The Court finds that, following the applicants’ express agreement to the terms of the declarations made by the Government, the cases should be treated as a friendly settlement between the parties.
It therefore takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto and finds no reasons to justify the continued examination of the applications in the part covered by
the Government’s declarations as accepted by the applicants.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the applications in that part
out of the Court’s list.
As regards the remaining complaints raised by the applicants, taking into account the facts of the case, the Government’s declarations and the Court’s decision to strike out the part of the applications relating to the complaints under Article 3 of the Convention, the Court considers that the main legal question raised in the present applications has been resolved. It concludes, therefore, that there is no need to examine separately the remaining complaints raised by the applicants under Article 13 of the Convention.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the part of the applications as covered by the Government’s declarations and accepted by the applicants, out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention;
Decides that there is no need to examine separately the remaining part of the applications.
Done in English and notified in writing on 22 January 2026.
Viktoriya Maradudina Diana Kovatcheva Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention)
No.
Application no. Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Other complaints under well ‑ established case ‑ law
Date of receipt of Government’s declaration
Date of receipt of applicant’s acceptance
Amount awarded for non-pecuniary damage and costs and expenses
per applicant
(in euros) [1]
15725/22
28/02/2022
Athanasios BAZAKAS
1963
Tsitselikis Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Spathis Antonios
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
20/11/2025
21/11/2025
5,400
15730/22
28/02/2022
Lazaros KORKOLIS
1987
Tsitselikis Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Spathis Antonios
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
20/11/2025
21/11/2025
4,200
16258/22
24/03/2022
Konstantinos LIATIS
1967
Tsitselikis Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Spathis Antonios
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
20/11/2025
21/11/2025
2,900
41900/22
22/02/2021
Diogenis PAPATHANASIOU
1972
Tsitselikis Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Spathis Antonios
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
17/11/2025
24/11/2025
4,900
41908/22
22/02/2021
Konstantinos TASSOS
1991
Tsitselikis Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Spathis Antonios
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
17/11/2025
24/11/2025
4,700
42407/22
17/03/2021
Chrysovalantis FLEVARIS
1981
Tsitselikis Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Spathis Antonios
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
18/11/2025
21/11/2025
4,600
42419/22
17/03/2021
Petros GIANNOULIS
1970
Tsitselikis Konstantinos
Thessaloniki
Spathis Antonios
Thessaloniki
Art. 13 - lack of any effective remedy in domestic law in respect of inadequate conditions of detention -
18/11/2025
21/11/2025
6,500
[1] Plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicants.