Communicated on 4 October 2016

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 29309/16 Fatos PRIZRENI against Albania lodged on 16 May 2016

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the alleged lack of an effective investigation into the death of the applicant ’ s brother while he was serving a prison sentence. It also concerns the alleged inhuman and degrading treatment as a result of the lack of medical treatment and the applicant ’ s brother being handcuffed while in hospital.

QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES

1. Has the applicant exhausted all effective domestic remedies, as required by Article 35 § 1 of the Convention?

2. Has the applicant complied with the six-month time-limit laid down in Article 35 § 1 of the Convention?

3. Has there been a breach of Articles 2 and 13 of the Convention? In particular, did the authorities conduct an effective investigation into the death of the applicant ’ s brother, as required by Article 2 of the Convention?

4. Has there been a breach of Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention? In particular, did the authorities conduct a prompt and an effective investigation into the alleged inhuman and degrading treatment as a result of the lack of medical treatment and the applicant ’ s brother being handcuffed while in detention, as required by Article 3 of the Convention? ( see Mouisel v. France , no. 67263/01, ECHR 2002 ‑ IX, and Herczegfalvy v. Austria , 24 September 1992, Series A no. 244).

5. The Government are invited to provide information about the criminal proceedings and submit a copy of the entire investigation file. They are also invited to submit a copy of the entire medical file.