Communicated on 7 March 2019

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 15681/18 Hrvoje MILJAK against Croatia lodged on 29 March 2018

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the applicant ’ s alleged ill-treatment by police officers in detention and the lack of an effective investigation into the incident. The applicant relies on Article 3 (substantive and procedural aspect).

QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES

1. Has the applicant been subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment, in breach of Article 3 of the Convention ( V.D. v. Croatia , no. 15526/10, 8 November 2011; Mafalani v. Croatia , no. 32325/13, 9 July 2015 )?

2. Having regard to the procedural protection from inhuman and degrading treatment (see paragraph 131 of Labita v. Italy [GC], no. 26772/95, ECHR 2000-IV), was the investigation in the present case by the domestic authorities in breach of Article 3 of the Convention?