CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 16 octobre 2018

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vertical-align:top } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt }   Communicated on 16 October 2018   FOURTH SECTION Application no. 84271/17 Cristian Florinel MOROŞANU against Romania and 6 other applications (see list appended) The applicants are Romanian nationals. Their personal details and the dates of introduction of their respective applications are set out in the appended table. The circumstances of the cases The facts of the cases, as submitted by the applicants, are similar to those presented in Association “21 December 1989” and Others v. Romania (nos.   33810/07 and 18817/08, §§ 12-41, 24 May 2011) and Sidea and   Others v. Romania ([Committee], no. 889/15 and 38 others, §§   4 ‑ 11, 5   June 2018). In respect of the applicants, the facts can be summarised as follows. Between 23 and 25 December 1989 the applicants were injured by gunshots or their close relatives were shot dead in Bucharest and Reșița during the events that led to the overthrow of the communist regime. The main criminal investigation opened in 1990 concerning the use of force, both prior to and following the overthrow of communism, is currently the subject matter of file no. 11/P/2014 recorded with the domestic military prosecutor’s office. On 14 October 2015 the prosecutor’s office closed the investigation, finding that the complaints were partly statute-barred, partly subject to an amnesty and partly ill-founded. It also found that some of the facts which had been investigated could not be classified as criminal offences, and some of the charges were res judicatae . In June 2016 the High Court of Cassation and Justice upheld a decision by the Prosecutor General to quash the prosecutor’s decision of 14   October 2015 and reopen the case. The investigation is still ongoing before the domestic authorities. COMPLAINTS 1.     Relying on Article 2 of the Convention, the applicants complain of the lack of an effective criminal investigation by the authorities, capable of leading to the punishment of those responsible for their injuries or the death of their close relatives during the events of December 1989 in Bucharest and Reșița.   2.     Relying on Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, the applicants complain about the length of the criminal proceedings opened after the events of December 1989 in Bucharest and Reșița. QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.     Having regard to the procedural protection of the right to life (see Association “21 December 1989” and Others v. Romania , nos. 33810/07 and 18817/08, §§ 133-35, 24 May 2011), was the investigation in the present cases compatible with the procedural requirements of Article 2 of the Convention?   2.     Was the length of the criminal proceedings in the present cases in breach of the “reasonable time” requirement of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? APPENDIX No. Application no.   Lodged on Applicant name date of birth place of residence Represented by Particular circumstances of the application   84271/17 11/12/2017 Cristian Florinel MOROŞANU 29/12/1971 Brașov     Injured by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Bucharest.   2666/18 04/01/2018 Aurel IORDAN 02/05/1967 Bucharest     Injured by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Bucharest.   14564/18 19/03/2018 Maria SMARANDA 16/05/1958 Reșița   David-Daniel DEACONESCU Wife of a victim killed by gunshot on 23/24 December 1989 in Reșița.   19080/18 13/04/2018 Floarea PORTASĂ 03/06/1939 Bucharest     Wife of a victim killed by gunshot on 23/24 December 1989 in Bucharest.   19090/18 13/04/2018 Nicoleta CÎRJĂ 06/08/1972 Bucharest     Daughter of a victim killed by gunshot on 23/24 December 1989 in Bucharest.   24843/18 17/05/2018 Albina POPTELECAN 28/10/1960 Gornea,, Caraș-Severin County   David-Daniel DEACONESCU Wife of a victim killed by gunshot on 24/25 December 1989 in Reșița.   28919/18 11/06/2018 Maria RUVINEANȚU 16/08/1943 Reșița   David-Daniel DEACONESCU Mother of a victim killed by gunshot on 25 December 1989 in Reșița.