Communicated on 30 August 2018

FIFTH SECTION

Application no. 69148/16 Siraj Ragif oglu KARIMLI against Azerbaijan lodged on 23 November 2016

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns a complaint under Article 3 of the Convention in connection with the applicant ’ s placement in a metal cage during the domestic proceedings on charges of illegal trade of narcotics.

QUESTION tO THE PARTIES

Has the applicant been subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment, in breach of Article 3 of the Convention? In particular, was the applicant ’ s placement in a metal cage during the domestic proceedings compatible with the requirements of Article 3 of the Convention (see Svinarenko and Slyadnev v. Russia [GC], nos. 32541/08 and 43441/08, §§ 84-139 , ECHR 2014 (extracts) ) ?