CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 18 décembre 2013

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .sFE10DC93 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s8229ABDD { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s68C46B95 { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s2D57E2E { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; text-transform:uppercase } .s9793A85B { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt } .s72C8F48C { margin-top:12pt; margin-left:36.6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-15.05pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .sD3B63DAD { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:12pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s5F897A7E { margin-top:12pt; margin-left:14.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt } Communicated on 18 December 2013   THIRD SECTION Application no. 36614/13 Alexandru Marius RADU against Romania lodged on 28 May 2013 STATEMENT OF FACTS The applicant, Mr Alexandru Marius Radu, is a Romanian national, who was born in 1974. He is currently serving his prison sentence in Giurgiu   Prison. The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows. 1.     The conditions of detention in Giurgiu Prison The applicant was held in a number of different detention centers. However, he is complaining only about the conditions of his detention in Giurgiu Prison where he was transferred on 8   December   2012. Without indicating the surface of the cell the applicant complains of overcrowding. He claims that he shares the cell with co-detainees suffering from hepatitis C and D. He also claims that the cell is infested with bugs and that the prison has no designated eating area and the detainees are forced to eat in their   cells. Windows are covered with steel plates and there is no fresh air in the cells and enough natural light. According to the applicant there is no hot water and the potable water is cut off between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. each night. 2.     The conditions of transport The applicant claims that the conditions of his transportation to and from the court hearings are inhuman and degrading. The vans are severely overcrowded and let no natural light or air in. COMPLAINTS 1.     The applicant complains under Article 3 of the Convention about the material conditions of detention in Giurgiu Prison, in particular overcrowding, poor conditions of hygiene, lack of sufficient and adequate food. 2.     Under the same article he complains about the conditions of his transportation to and from the court hearings are inhuman and degrading in overcrowded vans. QUESTIONs TO THE PARTIES 1.     Did the conditions of the applicant’s detention in Giurgiu   Prison breach the requirements of Article 3 of the Convention, taking into account his allegations of overcrowding, lack of hygiene conditions and poor quality of food? 2.     Has the applicant been subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment in breach of Article 3 of the Convention due to the conditions under which he was transported to and from the court hearings? The Government are invited to provide additional information concerning the applicant’s conditions of detention in Giurgiu   Prison and transportation between the detention facility and the domestic courts.