▁The ▁memor and um ▁expressed ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁authorities ▁that ▁the ▁Court ' s ▁consideration ▁was ▁prem ature ▁as ▁the ▁criminal ▁case ▁of ▁Mik he ye v ▁is ▁still ▁under ▁investigation . ▁ ▁Position ▁of ▁the ▁respond ent ▁government ▁and ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁▁ ▁The ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁tri aled ▁the ▁claim ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Mik he ye v ▁v . ▁Russia ▁substantial ly . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁Court ▁established ▁that ▁the ▁ill - tre at ment ▁in ▁this ▁situation ▁achieved ▁" t ort ure ▁level " ▁per ▁Article ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Convention . ▁Also , ▁the ▁court ▁determined ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁Article ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Convention , ▁because ▁“ the ▁pla int iff ▁was ▁denied ▁a ▁fairly ▁effective ▁investigation ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁other ▁rem ed ies ▁at ▁his ▁dispos al ▁including ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁compens ation ”. ▁As ▁a ▁rule , ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁E CH R , ▁the ▁pla int iff ▁should ▁pass ▁all ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁e ch el ons ▁( e . g . ▁from ▁district ▁court ▁to ▁supre me ▁court ). ▁The ▁Russian ▁authorities ▁object ed ▁in ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁due ▁to ▁fact ▁that ▁pla int iff ' s ▁side ▁did ▁not ▁comp ly ▁with ▁this ▁requirement , ▁but ▁the ▁court ▁dismiss ed ▁this , ▁stating ▁that ▁“ The ▁ver dict ▁of ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁referred