LEVINȚA v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Doc ref: 57574/13 • ECHR ID: 001-189703

Document date: January 8, 2019

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LEVINȚA v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Doc ref: 57574/13 • ECHR ID: 001-189703

Document date: January 8, 2019

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Communicated on 8 January 2019

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 57574/13 Pavel LEVINÈšA and Vitalie LEVINTA against the Republic of Moldova lodged on 10 August 2013

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the applicants ’ conviction on the basis of self ‑ incriminating confessions obtained from them by means of torture. Moreover, the courts relied on statements of co-accused persons which had been deemed unreliable in a different but identical set of criminal proceedings relating to the same facts. The case is a follow-up to LevinÈ›a v. Moldova , no. 17332/03, 16 December 2008.

The applicants complain that the criminal proceedings against them were not fair within the meaning of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention.

QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES

1. Did the applicants have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charge(s) against them, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?

2. The Government are requested to submit a full copy of the case-file in the domestic proceedings.

APPENDIX

No.

Firstname LASTNAME

Birth year

Nationality

Place of residence

Representative

Pavel LEVINÈšA

1974Moldovan

Chișinău

V. Ţurcan

Vitalie LEVINÈšA

1971Moldovan

Chişinău

V. Ţurcan

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