Case of European Court of Human Rights, March 13, 2007 (case CASE OF CASTRAVET v. MOLDOVA)

Appeal Nbr: 23393/05

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Case of European Court of Human Rights, March 13, 2007 (case CASE OF CASTRAVET v. MOLDOVA)

FOURTH SECTION

CASE OF CASTRAVET v. MOLDOVA

(Application no. 23393/05)

JUDGMENT

STRASBOURG

13 March 2007

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 Castravet v. Moldova,

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

Sir Nicolas Bratza, President,

Mr J. Casadevall,

Mr G. Bonello,

Mr K. Traja,

Mr S. Pavlovschi,

Mr L. Garlicki,

Ms L. Mijović, judges,

and Mr T.L. Early, Section Registrar,

Having deliberated in private on 20 February 2007,

Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:

PROCEDURE

1. The case originated in an application (no. 23393/05) against the Republic of Moldova lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention") by Mr Andrei Castraveţ ("the applicant"), on 27 June 2005.

2. The applicant was represented by Mr Vitalie Nagacevschi, a lawyer practising in Chişinău and member of the non-government organisation "Lawyers for Human Rights". The Moldovan Government ("the Government") were represented by their Agent, Mr Vitalie Pârlog.

3. The applicant complained under Article 5 of the Convention that his detention on remand was unreasoned and that he could not confer in private with his lawyers.

4. The application was allocated to the Fourth Section. On 8 September 2005 the President of that Section decided to communicate the application to the Government. Under the provisions of Article 29 § 3 of the Convention, it was decided to examine the merits of the application at the same...

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