Communicated on 10 May 2017

FIFTH SECTION

Application no. 3737/17 Heinz Heinrich PIROTH against Germany lodged on 10 January 2017

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the applicant ’ s right to trial within a reasonable time or to be released pending trial. The applicant, a national of Germany, was continuously detained on remand from 14 August 2012 until 7 March 2017, the date on which the Stuttgart Regional Court convicted him (and his co-accused) of aggravated fraud and sentenced him to 11 years and six months ’ imprisonment.

QUESTION S tO THE PARTIES

Was the length of the applicant ’ s detention on remand in breach of the “reasonable time” requirement of Article 5 § 3 of the Convention? Did the Stuttgart Regional Court display “special diligence” in the conduct of the proceedings? Did the domestic courts sufficiently consider alternative measures of ensuring the applicant ’ s appearance at trial?