he military cars. The applicant's son had been detained in the daytime, in close proximity to the Russian federal forces' checkpoint, in the town centre of Urus-Martan, which had been under the full control of the authorities, who nonetheless had failed to take any measures to stop the abduction. She further stressed that Abu Khasuyev had been taken away in life-threatening circumstances, given the widespread practice of forced disappearances in Chechnya during the period in question. The applicant thus argued that, in view of the above and given that her son had been missing for almost five years at the time of the submission of the observations, he may be presumed to have been deprived of his life by representatives of the State.
94. The Government argued that the investigation had not obtained any evidence to the effect that representatives of the Russian federal forces had been involved in the abduction of Abu Khasuyev. They argued therefore that there were no grounds to claim that Abu Khasuyev's right to life, guaranteed by Article 2 of the Convention, had been breached by representatives of the Russian power structures. The Government further claimed that the investigation into the disappearance of the applicant's son met the Convention requirement of effectiveness, as all measures envisaged in national law were being taken to identify the perpetrators.
B. Article 38 § 1 (a) and consequent inferences
drawn by the Court
95. In their observations made before the decision on admissibility, the Government stated that it would be contrary to Article 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for them to submit the complete investigation file. After the decision on admissibility of the application the Government provided an update on the progress of the investigation and 416 pages of documents from the file, including copies of the investigators' decisions, which contained descriptions of the investigative steps that had been taken, and a number of witness statements. They argued that other documents from the investigation files could not be submitted and again referred to Article 161 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
96. The Court has on many occasions reiterated that the Contracting States are required to furnish all necessary facilities to the Court and that a failure on a Government's part to submit information which is in their hands, without a satisfactory explanation, may not only give rise to the drawing of inferences as to the well-foundedness of the applicant's allegations, but may also reflect negatively on the level of compliance by a respondent State with its obligations under Article 38 § 1 (a) of the Convention (see {Timurtay} v. Turkey, No. 23531/94, § 66, ECHR 2000-VI).
97. The Court notes that in previous cases it has already found a reference to Article 161 of the Criminal Procedural Code insufficient to justify the withholding of key information requested by the Court (see, among other authorities, Imakayeva v. Russia, No. 7615/02, § 123, ECHR 2006-... (extracts)). It therefore regrets the Government's position in respect of the remaining documents from the investigation file and does not find that reference to the above-mentioned provision of the national legislation can serve as a basis for withholding documents requested by the Court.
98. At the same time, the Court reiterates that Article 38 § 1 (a) of the Convention is applicable to cases which have been declared admissible. It notes that the Government have submitted a large part of the procedural documents from the criminal investigation file, as requested by the Court. These documents contain a detailed description of the investigation and witness statements which have made a significant contribution to the examination of the case. As to the remainder, the Court finds that it can draw inferences from the Government's fail
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