Communicated on 7 February 2020 Published on 24 February 2020

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 7658/13 Constantin PLÄ‚MÄ‚DEALÄ‚ against the Republic of Moldova lodged on 19 December 2012

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns alleged unfairness of criminal proceedings against the applicant in which he had been accused of murder. It raises issues which are very similar to those examined in the case of Belcencov v. the Republic of Moldova (no. 4457/09, 18 June 2019).

The applicant was acquitted by the Court of Appeal but the acquittal judgment was later reversed by the Supreme Court of Justice in proceedings which took place in the applicant ’ s absence and without hearing anew evidence from witnesses. The applicant was sentenced to twelve years ’ imprisonment.

The applicant submitted that the proceedings before the Supreme Court had been unfair because he had not had the chance to appear in person before that court and because it had convicted him without hearing evidence from witnesses.

QUESTION TO THE PARTIES

Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charges against him, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention ( Belcencov v. the Republic of Moldova no. 4457/09, 18 June 2019)?