THIRD SECTION
CASE OF
TOMA BARBU v. ROMANIA
(Application no.
19730/10)
JUDGMENT
STRASBOURG
30 July 2013
This judgment will become final in
the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may
be subject to editorial revision.
In the case of Toma Barbu v. Romania,
The European Court of Human
Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:
Josep Casadevall, President,
Alvina Gyulumyan,
Corneliu Bîrsan,
Ján Šikuta,
Luis López Guerra,
Nona Tsotsoria,
Valeriu Griţco, judges,
and Santiago Quesada, Section Registrar,
Having deliberated in private on 9 July 2013,
Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that
date:
PROCEDURE
The case originated in an application (no.
19730/10) against Romania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the
Convention”) by a Romanian national, Mr Daniel Toma Barbu (“the applicant”), on
10 December 2009.
The applicant was represented by Ms S.C. Huiduc, a
lawyer practicing in Bucharest. The Romanian Government (“the Government”) were
represented by their Co-Agent, Ms I. Cambrea, from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
The applicant alleged that his rights guaranteed
by Article 3 of the Convention had been breached. He complained in particular
that, following his return to prison in August 2009 after various periods of
hospitalisation, and while in detention in Rahova and Jilava Prisons, the material conditions of his detention had been
inappropriate, the authorities had failed to segregate smokers from
non-smokers, and the medical care he had received for his medical condition had
been inadequate.
On 26 January 2012 the application was
communicated to the Government. It was also decided to rule on the
admissibility and merits of the application at the same time (Article 29 § 1).
THE FACTS
I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE
The applicant was born in 1968 and lives in Bucharest.
By a final judgment of 22 October 2008 the
Bucharest Court of Appeal convicted the applicant of attempted aggravated theft
and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment on the basis of documentary and
testimonial evidence.
On 16 March 2009 the applicant was detained in
Rahova Prison.
A. Material conditions of detention and the
authorities’ failure to segregate smokers from non-smokers in Rahova and Jilava
Prisons
1. The applicant
On 10 December 2009 the applicant stated to the
Court that following his return to prison on 16 August 2009 he had to share a
cell with fourteen other detainees. Some of the detainees were smokers, even
though his medical condition dictated that he should avoid smoking and passive
smoking. The temperature in the cells was very low and the detainees were
forced to fill in cracks in the windows with their own clothes. The bedding was
infested with bedbugs and the applicant developed a severe rash from insect
bites. Furthermore, he was forced to sleep with the light on at night and to
live in poor hygiene conditions. In addition, the food was of poor quality and
he was not provided with a diet suitable for his medical condition.
2. The Government
(a) Rahova Prison
The applicant was detained in cells nos. 101 and
105 from 16 March to 8 April 2009, from 16 August to 7 September 2009 and from
2 May to 27 May 2010.
Each of the cells measured 19.3 sq. m and during
the applicant’s detention had been occupied by between five and thirteen inmates.
The cells were fitted with an unspecified number of bunk beds measuring
1.80 x 0.80 metres, tables, benches, a coat hanger and a
television stand. During his detention the applicant had his own bed. Smokers
were segregated from non-smokers. On 3 June 2010 the applicant signed a written
statement declaring that he was a smoker.
Each of the cells also had a bathroom fitted
with two sinks, a shower and a toilet with natural ventilation. Cold water was
supplied at all times, and warm water was available twice a week. Rubbish collections
were carried out and the halls, stairs and prison buildings were cleaned twice
a day or as often as required. The prison issued inmates with specific cleaning
materials and they could purchase any personal hygiene products they needed from
the prison shop. The cells were disinfected of bugs and vermin by specialist companies
every three months or as often as required.
The prison was fitted with its own gas central heating
system and the cells had radiators, which were on for a total of eight hours a
day depending on the weather.
The applicant was provided with a special diet
for his heart condition. The food was prepared daily and was of good quality.
At night only a dim light in the hallway was
turned on. Lights within the cells were normally switched off at night, and detainees
could turn them off themselves as there were light switches in the cells.
(b) Jilava Prison
The applicant was detained in cells nos. 418 and
419 in the Jilava Prison Hospital from 17 September to 25 November 2009, from
14 December 2009 to 16 February 2010, from 3 to 15 June 2010 and from 26
July to 6 December 2010.
Each of the cells measured 45.29 sq. m and
during the applicant’s detention until 25 November 2009 had been occupied
by between nine and thirteen inmates, and by between seven and eleven inmates
for the remaining periods. The cells were fitted with between seven and
fourteen beds.
Cold water was supplied at all times, except for
when occasional maintenance work was carried out. Warm water was available
twice a week and each cell was allocated fifteen minutes for detainees to wash
themselves.
The cells were disinfected as often as required.
The detainees were provided with cleaning materials and rubbish was collected on
a daily basis. The detainees could have their clothes and underwear laundered weekly
upon request, and the cells were disinfected of bugs and vermin by specialist companies.
In the hospital cells in which the applicant was
detained, smoking was banned and detainees were not allowed to carry cigarettes,
regardless of whether or not they were smokers.
The applicant was provided with a special diet
during his detention.
At night, only a dim light in the hallway was
turned on. Lights within the cells were normally switched off at night, and
detainees could turn them off themselves as there were light switches in the
cells.
B. Medical treatment
1. The applicant
According to the applicant, following his return
to prison on 16 August 2009 the authorities failed to provide him with
adequate medical care and denied him the medication he required for his medical
condition because of a lack of funding. Consequently, his mother had to
purchase his medication for him.
2. The Government
During his detention in Rahova and Jilava Prisons
the applicant was provided with a special diet for his heart and other medical
conditions.
On 17 March 2009 the applicant was examined by
the Rahova Prison doctor. He was diagnosed with a serious heart condition, an ulcer
and chronic hepatitis C. He was administered the medication he required, which
he had been prescribed by specialist doctors and had brought with him from
home. According to the medical documents submitted by the Government, the
applicant received medication used for treating ulcers and heart problems. On
the same date the prison doctor recommended that the applicant be taken to
Jilava Prison Hospital for a cardiology examination.
On 20 March 2009 the Jilava Prison Hospital
carried out a cardiology examination of the applicant. The relevant medical
documents suggest that he was administered treatment for his heart problem and
recommended open-heart surgery.
Between 3 and 7 April 2009 the cardiology
department of the Bucharest University Hospital produced a report on the
applicant’s medical condition. The report concluded that the applicant was
suffering from, inter alia, an ulcer, chronic hepatitis C and a serious
heart problem. It recommended that the applicant be treated with a number of
medicines, that he be provided with a suitable diet, that his hepatic function
be monitored and that he be taken for the appointment which had already been
made for his open-heart surgery at the Bucharest Military Hospital.
In April, August and September 2009 as well as in
May 2010 the Rahova Prison authorities approved the prison doctor’s request for
the applicant to be provided with the special diet for detainees suffering from
heart problems.
Between 8 and 21 April 2009 the applicant was
hospitalised at the cardiology unit of the Jilava Prison Hospital. He was
treated for his heart problem. According to his discharge papers, he was
recommended a low fat diet for gastric protection, medication for his heart
problem, and heart surgery. He was also advised to avoid smoking and passive
smoking.
Between 21 April and 11 May 2009 the applicant
was hospitalised at the Rahova Prison Hospital. He was examined and provided
treatment for his heart and stomach problems. In addition, he was administered Silymarin,
a herbal remedy used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
On 12 May 2009 the applicant underwent open-heart
surgery at the Bucharest Military Hospital. According to him, both before and
after the operation he was under constant guard and was handcuffed to the bed.
He could only see his wife for a few minutes, his children were not allowed to
visit him, and he was not allowed to speak to other people in the hospital ward.
By a judgment of 19 May 2009 the Bucharest
District Court allowed an application by the applicant seeking a suspension of
the execution of his prison sentence and ordered his release for two months and
fifteen days so that he could undergo surgery for his heart condition.
On 20 May 2009 the applicant was discharged from
the Bucharest Military Hospital following his open-heart surgery and was
transferred to the Rahova Prison Hospital. He was administered the post-operative
treatment he had been recommended by the Bucharest Military Hospital.
On 29 May 2009 the applicant was transferred to
the Jilava Prison Hospital where he continued to receive the recommended
treatment for his heart and stomach problems.
On 1 June 2009, after the judgment of 19 May
2009 became final, the applicant was released from Jilava Prison Hospital into
the care of his family. Between 12 and 29 June 2009 he was hospitalised at the
Floreasca Hospital where he underwent surgery to save a necrotic leg.
On 16 August 2009 the applicant returned to
Rahova Prison.
On 17, 19, 21 and 27 August 2009 as well as on 3,
8, 14, 17 and 20 May 2010 the applicant received medication used to treat ulcers
and heart and pancreatic problems.
On 18, 21 and 27 August 2009 the applicant
received the medication he required for the treatment of his heart and stomach
problems from the Rahova Prison doctor and from his family. On 27 August 2009
the prison doctor also recommended that the applicant be transferred to the
Jilava Prison Hospital for a cardiology examination.
On 31 August 2009 the Jilava Prison Hospital
carried out the cardiology examination of the applicant. In addition, he was
recommended a fat-free diet, treatment for his heart problems and to be admitted
as an inpatient.
Between 7 and 17 September 2009 the applicant
was hospitalised at the cardiology unit of the Jilava Prison Hospital where he
received treatment for his heart, stomach and liver problems. His discharge
papers described his condition as good. It was recommended that he undergo an
electrocardiogram examination and be taken to the Cantacuzino Hospital to
determine whether antiviral treatment for his chronic hepatitis C was
appropriate. In addition, he was prescribed a special diet for gastric and
hepatic protection, medication for his heart and stomach problems, a course of Silymarin,
and advised to avoid smoking and passive smoking.
Between 23 September 2009 and 15 November 2010
the applicant was examined forty-four times by the doctors of the prison
facilities in which he was detained. He was provided with the recommended
medication for his stomach and heart problems, except on the occasions when he
refused to accept it or stated that he had already received some from his
relatives. He also received medication for other ailments such as headaches, toothaches,
diarrhoea and a skin infection. In addition, on 27 July 2010 he was provided
with a special diet, and on 5 August, 5 October and 8 November 2010 he
received (on each occasion) thirty capsules of Silymarin.
On 5 October 2009 the applicant was transferred
to the Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu Institute for Heart Disease for the
recommended electrocardiogram examination.
On 23 and 24 November 2009 the applicant was
transferred to the Jilava Prison Hospital and the Bucharest Military Hospital
for further cardiology examinations.
Between 25 November and 14 December 2009, 27 May
and 3 June 2010 as well as on 15 June and 26 July 2010 the applicant
was hospitalised at the Jilava Prison Hospital. He was examined and received
the treatment he required for his medical condition. The discharge reports described
his condition as good. In addition, he was prescribed a special diet for
gastric and hepatic protection, medication for his heart and stomach problems, a
course of Silymarin, and advised to avoid smoking and passive smoking.
By a judgment of 5 February 2010 the Bucharest
District Court allowed a second application by the applicant seeking the
suspension of the execution of his prison sentence and ordered his release for
two months and fifteen days. It held, on the basis of an expert report produced
by the Mina Minovici Forensic Institute, that the applicant’s heart condition
was serious and required revascularisation surgery which could not be performed
in a prison hospital. The judgment remained final on 15 February 2010, as both
the applicant and the State waived their right to appeal and he was released
the following day.
II. RELEVANT DOMESTIC LAW AND INTERNATIONAL
DOCUMENTS
. Excerpts
from the relevant legal provisions concerning the rights of detainees, namely Law
no. 275/2006 on the execution of prison sentences, are given in the cases of Petrea
v. Romania (no. 4792/03, §§ 21-23, 29 April 2008); Gagiu v. Romania
(no. 63258/00, § 42, 24 February 2009); and Măciucă v.
Romania (no. 25763/03, § 14, 26 May 2009).
Excerpts from the relevant parts of the reports
of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“CPT”) on prison conditions are given in the
cases of Bragadireanu v. Romania (no. 22088/04, §§ 73-75,
6 December 2007); Artimenco v. Romania (no.
12535/04, §§ 22-23, 30 June 2009); and Iacov
Stanciu v. Romania (no. 35972/05, §§ 116-129, 24 July 2012).
THE LAW
I. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 3 OF THE
CONVENTION
The applicant complained that he had been
subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment. He complained in particular that,
following his return to prison in August 2009 after various periods of
hospitalisation, and while in detention in Rahova and Jilava Prisons, the material conditions of his detention had been
inappropriate, that the authorities had failed to segregate smokers from non-smokers,
and that the medical care he had received for his medical condition had been
inadequate.
His allegations mainly concerned overcrowding, a lack of heating,
bedbugs and insect infestation, being forced to sleep with the light on at
night, poor hygiene conditions, poor nutrition and an unsuitable diet, and being
forced to share cells with smokers even though his medical condition dictated that
he should avoid smoking and passive smoking. He also alleged that he had been denied
adequate treatment for his medical condition because of a lack of funding. He
relied in substance on Article 3 of the Convention, which reads as follows:
“No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment.”
A. Complaint concerning the conditions of detention
1. Admissibility
(a) The parties’ submissions
The Government raised a preliminary objection of
non-exhaustion of domestic remedies, in so far as the applicant had not used
Law no. 275/2006 to complain before the domestic authorities about the conditions
of his detention. They argued that the remedy under that Law was effective,
having regard to the domestic case-law already cited by them in previous cases
such as, among other authorities, Leontiuc
v. Romania (no. 44302/10, §§ 44-50, 4 December
2012).
The applicant disagreed.
(b) The Court’s assessment
The Court notes that the applicant’s complaint
concerns the material conditions of his detention, namely overcrowding, a lack
of heating, poor and inadequate nutrition, poor hygiene conditions and the authorities’
failure to segregate smokers from non-smokers. In this regard, it notes that in
recent applications lodged against Romania concerning similar complaints the
Court has already found that, given the specific nature of this type of
complaint, the legal action suggested by the Government does not constitute an
effective remedy (see Florea v. Romania, no. 37186/03, § 45, 14 September 2010; Lăutaru
v. Romania, no. 13099/04, § 85, 18 October 2011, and Leontiuc,
cited above, § 50).
The Court therefore concludes that the domestic
case-law cited by the Government does not indicate how the legal action
proposed by them could have afforded the applicant immediate and effective
redress for the purposes of his complaint (see, mutatis mutandis, Marian
Stoicescu v. Romania,
no. 12934/02, § 19, 16 July 2009).
. It therefore rejects the Government’s
plea of non-exhaustion of domestic remedies in respect of the applicant’s
complaint concerning the material conditions of detention and the authorities’
failure to segregate smokers from non-smokers in Rahova and Jilava Prisons.
. Lastly, the Court notes that the
above complaint is not manifestly ill-founded within the meaning of
Article 35 § 3 of the Convention. It further notes that it is not inadmissible
on any other grounds. It must therefore be declared admissible.
2. Merits
(a) The parties’ submissions
The applicant submitted that the conditions of
his detention had been inappropriate and that he had been made to share his
cells with smokers in spite of his medical condition.
The Government, referring to their description
of the detention conditions submitted before the Court (see paragraphs 9-21
above), contended that the domestic authorities had taken all the measures necessary
to ensure adequate conditions of detention, and that the applicant’s complaints
were groundless.
(b) The Court’s assessment
The Court reiterates that under Article 3 of the
Convention the State must ensure that a person is detained in conditions which
are compatible with respect for his human dignity, that the manner and method
of execution of the measure of detention do not subject him to distress or
hardship of an intensity exceeding the unavoidable level of suffering inherent
in detention and that, given the practical demands of imprisonment, his health
and well-being are adequately secured (see Valašinas v. Lithuania,
no. 44558/98, § 102, ECHR 2001-VIII, and Kudła v. Poland [GC],
no. 30210/96, § 94, ECHR 2000-XI).
When assessing conditions of detention, account
has to be taken of the cumulative effects of these conditions, as well as of
specific allegations made by the applicant (see Dougoz
v. Greece, no. 40907/98, § 46, ECHR 2001-II).
A serious
lack of space in a prison cell weighs heavily as a factor
to be taken into account for the purpose of establishing whether the detention conditions described
are “degrading” from the point of view of Article 3 (see Karalevičius v. Lithuania, no. 53254/99,
§ 39, 7 April 2005).
In previous cases the Court has found that the overcrowding
was so severe as to justify in itself a finding of a violation of Article 3 of
the Convention (see, among many other authorities, Kalashnikov v. Russia,
no. 47095/99, §§ 97 et seq., ECHR 2002-VI; Ciorap v. Moldova,
no. 12066/02, § 70, 19 June 2007; Răcăreanu v. Romania,
no. 14262/03, §§ 49-52, 1 June 2010; and Ali v. Romania,
no. 20307/02, § 83, 9 November 2010).
By contrast, in other cases, where the
overcrowding was not as severe as to raise in itself an issue under Article 3
of the Convention, the Court noted other aspects of physical conditions of
detention as being relevant for its assessment of compliance with that
provision. Such elements included the availability of ventilation, access to
natural light or air, adequacy of heating arrangements, compliance with basic
sanitary requirements and the possibility of using the toilet in private. Thus,
even in cases where a larger prison cell was at issue, the Court found a
violation of Article 3 since the space factor was coupled with the
established lack of ventilation and lighting (see, for example, Babushkin v. Russia, no. 67253/01, § 44,
18 October 2007; Ostrovar v. Moldova, no. 35207/03, § 89, 13 September
2005; and Peers, cited above, §§ 70-72)
or the lack of basic privacy in the prisoner’s everyday life (see, mutatis mutandis, Belevitskiy v. Russia, no. 72967/01,
§§ 73-79, 1 March 2007; Valašinas,
cited above, § 104; Khudoyorov v. Russia, no. 6847/02, §§ 106-107,
ECHR 2005-X; and Novoselov v. Russia,
no. 66460/01, §§ 32 and 40-43, 2 June 2005).
The Court notes it has also found a violation of
Article 3 in circumstances where the applicant had to share his cell for significant
periods of time with other detainees who smoked (see Florea, cited
above, § 64).
In the case at hand, the Court notes from the
outset that, following his return to prison in August 2009, the applicant was
transferred repeatedly from Rahova or Jilava Prisons to their respective hospital
facilities. He did not complain about the conditions of his detention in those facilities.
In addition, he was also temporarily released on medical grounds. However,
having regard to the length of the applicant’s detention in Rahova and Jilava
Prisons, the relative short duration of the applicant’s transfer to prison
hospitals and his temporary release, and the fact that he returned to the same
prison facilities after his transfer or release, the Court cannot conclude that
the measures in question brought significant changes to his detention
conditions and that there was therefore no continuous situation (see Seleznev
v. Russia, no. 15591/03, § 35, 26 June 2008, and, Eugen
Gabriel Radu v. Romania, no. 3036, § 24, 13 October 2009).
The Court notes that the applicant did not
contradict the Government’s submissions on the size of the cells. What is
contested between the parties is the actual occupancy of those cells - while the
Government submitted that the cells had not been overcrowded, the applicant
disagreed.
Although the Government provided information to the
Court concerning the periods of time the applicant was detained in Rahova and
Jilava Prisons, the size of the cells, and the number of detainees, they did
not provide precise details about the number of days spent by the applicant in
each cell or the number of detainees he shared with on a daily basis. However,
even at the occupancy rate put forward by the Government, the applicant’s
living space during the periods he spent in Rahova and Jilava Prisons seems to
have been on occasion below 4 sq. m and sometimes even below 1.5 sq. m (see
paragraphs 10 and 16 above), which falls short of the standards imposed by the
Court’s case-law (see Kokoshkina, cited above, § 62, and Orchowski
v. Poland, no. 17885/04, § 122, ECHR 2009). The Court further points
out that these figures were even lower in reality, taking into account the fact
that the cells also contained various items of furniture.
Moreover, while it appears that on certain
occasions the space available to the applicant was in excess of 4 sq. m (see
paragraphs 10 and 16 above), the Court considers that, in comparing each party’s
submissions regarding the hygiene conditions with the findings of the CPT
reports in respect of Romanian prison facilities, it can only conclude that
even in those circumstances the applicant was deprived of the ability to maintain
adequate level of personal hygiene in prison. The Court’s finding is also
supported by the Government’s submission that in Jilava Prison, cells of
between seven and thirteen detainees only had access to warm water twice a week
and were allocated fifteen minutes for washing themselves, meaning an allocated
time of between one and two minutes each (see paragraph 17 above).
The Court also notes that in respect of the
applicant’s claim concerning the lack of heating in prison, the Government
submitted that Rahova Prison was fitted with its own gas central heating system
which was on for a total of eight hours a day. However, they failed to provide
any information in respect of the temperature in the cells or about the heating
in Jilava Prison. Consequently, based on the available information, the Court can
only conclude that during his detention the applicant was not provided with
adequate heating.
The Court has frequently found a violation of
Article 3 of the Convention on account of the lack of personal space afforded
to detainees and unsatisfactory heating and hygiene conditions (see Ciorap,
cited above, § 70; Kalashnikov, cited above § 98;
and Ali, cited above, § 84).
In the case at hand, the Government has failed
to put forward any argument that would allow the Court to reach a different
conclusion.
Moreover, the applicant’s submissions concerning
the overcrowded, cold and unhygienic conditions correspond to the general
findings by the CPT in respect of Romanian prisons (see paragraph 47 above).
The Court concludes that the conditions of his detention
caused him suffering that exceeded the unavoidable level of suffering inherent
in detention and that attained the threshold of degrading treatment proscribed
by Article 3.
There has accordingly been a violation of Article 3 of the
Convention in respect of the material conditions of the applicant’s detention
in Rahova and Jilava Prisons.
Taking this finding into account, the Court does
not consider it necessary to examine the remaining issues of the applicant’s complaint
concerning the conditions of his detention.
B. Complaint concerning the inadequacy of medical
treatment
Admissibility
(a) The parties’ submissions
Relying on the Court’s case-law, the Government raised
a preliminary objection of non-exhaustion of domestic remedies, in so far as
the applicant had not raised his complaint before the domestic courts on the
basis of Law no. 275/2006.
The applicant disagreed.
(b) The Court’s assessment
The Court has already had the opportunity to
examine a similar objection raised by the Government in the case of Petrea,
cited above. It concluded that before the entry into force of Emergency
Ordinance no. 56/2003 on 25 June 2003, and subsequently of Law no.
275/2006, there had been no effective remedy for the situation complained of by
the applicant. However, after that date, those in the applicant’s situation had
had an effective remedy for their complaints concerning a lack of medical
treatment, even if their applications were already pending with the Court at
the relevant date (see Petrea, cited above, §§ 35-36).
The Court sees no reason to depart from the
conclusions it reached in Petrea in the present case.
It follows that the applicant’s complaint
concerning a lack of adequate medical treatment while in detention in Rahova
and Jilava Prisons is inadmissible for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies.
Consequently, it must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 1 and 4 of
the Convention.
II. OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CONVENTION
The applicant complained, relying in substance
on Article 3 of the Convention that he had been ill-treated by prison guards,
in that he had been handcuffed to his hospital bed the entire time he was
hospitalised for his open-heart surgery, and that in Rahova Prison he had been
denied adequate medical care for his medical condition on account of a lack of funding
prior to his open-heart surgery in May 2009. Moreover, he complained by relying in substance on Article 8 of
the Convention that his right to respect for his private and family life had
been breached, in so far as he had had limited contact with his wife and had not
been allowed by the prison guards to see his children or to speak to the other
individuals in the ward while in hospital for his open-heart surgery.
78. The Court
has examined these complaints as submitted by the applicant. However, having
regard to all the material in its possession, and in so far as they fall within
its jurisdiction, the Court finds that these complaints do not disclose any
appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms set out in the Convention
or its Protocols. It follows that this part of the application must be rejected
pursuant to Article 35 § 4 of the Convention.
III. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION
Article 41 of the
Convention provides:
“If the Court finds that there
has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the
internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial
reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction
to the injured party.”
The applicant did not submit a claim for just
satisfaction.
FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT UNANIMOUSLY
1. Declares the complaints under Article 3 of
the Convention concerning the conditions of detention in Rahova and Jilava
Prisons admissible and the remainder of the application inadmissible;
2. Holds that there has been a violation of
Article 3 of the Convention.
Done in English, and notified in writing on 30 July 2013,
pursuant to Rule 77 §§ 2 and 3 of the Rules of Court.
Santiago Quesada Josep
Casadevall
Registrar President
