{"id":1242,"date":"2010-07-13T07:51:30","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T06:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcstaging.co.uk\/ehrac\/?post_type=case-studies&#038;p=1242"},"modified":"2023-10-31T20:50:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:50:38","slug":"forced-confession-lopata-v-russia","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"http:\/\/ehrac.org.uk\/en_gb\/key-ehrac-cases\/forced-confession-lopata-v-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Lopata v Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adaddc257d14\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section \"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-t-w-inherits=\"default\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"primary\">\n<p><strong>Case No. 72250\/01<\/strong><a class=\"appNumberLink\" href=\"http:\/\/hudoc.echr.coe.int\/sites\/eng\/pages\/search.aspx#{%22appno%22:&#091;%2267542\/01%22&#093;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Judgment date: 13 July 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lopata alleged he was beaten by police officers and forced into confessing to a murder\u00a0in the absence of his lawyer. The district prosecutor\u00a0refused to initiate criminal proceedings.\u00a0During his murder trial Lopata\u2019s lawyer\u00a0argued that his confession was obtained under\u00a0duress and in his lawyer\u2019s absence. The\u00a0trial and appeal courts, in dismissing Lopata\u2019s\u00a0applications, did not address the issue of legal\u00a0representation during the confession.<\/p>\n<p>For the judgment on this case, please follow the link below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related_module_content_base related_links\">\n<h3 class=\"related_module_content_title multicol\">Links<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"related_module_content\">\n<li class=\"related_module_content_block first \"><a class=\"related_module_content_element first \" href=\"http:\/\/ehrac.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/EHRAC-Bulletin-14-ENG-ONLINE.pdf#page=7\">Full case summary in Winter 2010 Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"related_module_content_block last \"><a class=\"related_module_content_element last \" href=\"http:\/\/hudoc.echr.coe.int\/sites\/eng\/pages\/search.aspx?i=001-99898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lopata v Russia &#8211; Official judgment (HUDOC)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adaddc258018\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section \"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-t-w-inherits=\"default\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sharing-default-minimal\"><div class=\"nectar-social default\" data-position=\"left\" data-color-override=\"override\"><div class=\"nectar-social-inner\"><a class='facebook-share nectar-sharing' href='#' title='Share this'>  <i class='fa fa-facebook'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Share<\/span> <\/a><a class='twitter-share nectar-sharing' href='#' title='Tweet this'> <i class='fa fa-twitter'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Tweet<\/span> <\/a><a class='linkedin-share nectar-sharing' href='#' title='Share this'> <i class='fa fa-linkedin'><\/i> <span class='social-text'>Share<\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Case No. 72250\/01 Judgment date: 13 July 2010 Lopata alleged he was beaten by police officers and forced into confessing to a murder\u00a0in the absence of his lawyer. 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