Communicated on 1 June 2018 and 22 October 2020 Published on 9 November 2020

FOURTH SECTION

Application no. 79897/13 Nelu IORDACHE against Romania lodged on 9 December 2013

The facts and complaints in this application have been summarised in the Court ’ s Statement of facts and Questions to the parties , which is available in HUDOC.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

Was the total length of the applicant ’ s pre-trial detention in breach of the “reasonable time” requirement of Article 5 § 3 of the Convention, with regard to the principles set in Buzadji v. the Republic of Moldova [GC], no. 23755/07, §§ 104 and 111-14, 5 July 2016? In particular, did the authorities provide relevant and sufficient reasons for the measure, in particular concerning the house arrest, as of 7 May 2014?