s of psychogenic origin, in the absence of other signs of motor system dysfunction).
64. The applicant received treatment for hypertension. His blood pressure, however, remained high. By 9 June 2007 he had started to speak. It also transpires from the medical certificates that he was physically capable of walking but did not want to walk. When his attention was distracted he could move both legs.
65. According to the applicant he was regularly questioned by the investigator. He was brought to the interview room of the hospital on a stretcher which was put directly on the floor. The interviews lasted several hours, during which he remained on the cold floor. According to the Government, the applicant was never carried to the interview room. All interviews took place on the applicant's ward. The length of each interview was determined by a doctor.
66. On 3 July 2007 the applicant was discharged. However, due to the unavailability of transport he stayed in hospital until 11 October 2007. He was regularly examined by doctors and received treatment for hypertension. He remained confined to his bed. On 11 October 2007 he was transported to remand centre SIZO-3.
67. On 7 November 2007 the applicant had a hypertensive cerebral attack and was again taken to Haass prison hospital. He received the same treatment as before. By 28 November 2007 his condition was stable and he started to walk using support. However, the medical record noted that he walked with great difficulty. His right arm remained paralysed.
68. On 4 December 2007 the applicant was again examined by Dr S. The latter noted that as a result of repeated ischaemic strokes and hypertensive attacks the applicant was suffering from persistent right hemiplegia (paralysis of the right part of the body), cognitive disorder, hemianopsia (loss of half the vision in both eyes), right hemianaesthesia (loss of tactile sensibility on the right side of the body) and ataxia (neurological symptom consisting of gross lack of coordination of muscle movements). He recommended that the treatment should be continued and that additional examinations be performed, in particular a brain positron emission tomography (PET scan) and transcranial sonography.
69. On 14 December 2007 the applicant was granted disability status.
70. According to the applicant, by a letter of 19 December 2007 the head of Haass prison hospital stated that the hospital did not have the medical equipment to perform the examinations and that his continued detention might be detrimental to his health.
71. On 18 December 2007 the applicant was discharged and on 21 December 2007 he was transported to remand centre SIZO-4 in St Petersburg.
72. The applicant stated that he had been transported in an unequipped prison van and had not been accompanied by a medical specialist. The journey had lasted for four hours in the freezing cold. The heating system and the lights had not functioned. The escorts had ordered him to get into the van by himself, although the van door was about a metre above the ground.
73. It follows from a certificate of 12 May 2008 issued by a deputy head of the prison escort service of the Federal Department for the Execution of Sentences of St Petersburg and Leningradskiy Region, submitted by the Government, that the applicant was transported in a standard prison van together with fourteen other persons. The applicant's medical record indicated that his condition was satisfactory and that he could be transported unaccompanied by a doctor. The prison van was designed to carry twenty-one prisoners and had two communal compartments and one individual compartment. It was equipped with wooden benches, had a functioning heating system and lights. It was naturally ventilated through hatches in the roof. The van had been checked that morning by a maintenance technician and was technically in good order. The app
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