Communicated on 8 October 2019

SECOND SECTION

Applications nos. 13289/19 and 13292/19 Huseyin BAYRAKTAR against the Republic of Moldova and Sertif AYRI against the Republic of Moldova lodged on 6 March 2019 and 5 March 2019 respectively

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application s concern the extradition to Turkey of two Turkish nationals , suspected of ties with the G ü len movement. The applicants were high school teachers . Both of them had valid working and residence permits and had families in Moldova. On 6 September 2018, early in the morning, the applicants ’ houses and apartments were stormed by masked persons from the Moldovan secret service. All applicants were arrested and taken to an unknown direction. Their whereabouts became unknown to their families for several days and it appeared only later that they had been extradited to Turkey on the same day by a charter flight. The Turkish press reported about a successful operation conducted in Moldova by the Turkish secret service concerning the apprehension of several members of the G ü len movement.

The applicants complain that their arrest and detention was unlawful and contrary to Article 5 of the Convention; that the decision to extradite them to Turkey did not comply with the procedural requirements of Article 1 of Protocol No. 7 and that their extradition was in breach of their right to respect for private and family life as guaranteed by Article 8 of the Convention.

QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES

1. Were the applicants deprived of their liberty in breach of Article 5 § 1 of the Convention ( Özdil and Others v. the Republic of Moldova , no. 42305/18, 11 June 2019) ?

2. Has there been a violation of the applicants ’ right to respect for their private or family life, contrary to Article 8 of the Convention ( Özdil and Others, cited above )?

Application no 13289/19

No.

Firstname LASTNAME

Birth year

Nationality

Place of residence

Representative

1Huseyin BAYRAKTAR

1988Turkish

Unknown prison in turkey

N. Frumosu

Application no 13292/19

No.

Firstname LASTNAME

Birth year

Nationality

Place of residence

Representative

1Sertif AYRI

1979Turkish

Unknown prison in turkey

N. Frumosu