Communicated on 10 October 2014

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 40102/13 Constantin-Cristian CATANÄ‚ against Romania lodged on 29 May 2013

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant, Mr Constantin-Cristian Catană , is a Romanian national, who was born in 1969 and lives in Piatra- Neam ț .

The facts of the case, as submitted by the applicant, may be summarised as follows.

On 3 December 2010 the applicant, a lawyer registered with the NeamÈ› Bar Association, was caught red-handed while receiving 1, 000 euros from a client who denounced him for traffic of influence .

On 4 November 2011 the High Court of Cassation and Justice convicted the applicant of traffic of influence and sentenced him to three years ’ imprisonment .

By a judgment of the Vaslui District Court delivered on 5 June 2014 the applicant was released from prison under probation.

From January to May 2011 the applicant was detained in Bacă u Prison. From May 2011 to September 2012 the applicant was detained in Rahova Prison. From September 2012 to an unspecified date in 2013 the applicant was detained in Botoș ani Prison. Until his release from prison the applicant was detained in Vaslui Prison.

The applicant complains about the alleged inhuman conditions of his detention in Bac ău , Rahova and Botoș ani P risons. He mainly complains of overcrowding, limited a ccess to natural light and electricity , no access to a fridge, lack of proper ventilation, presence of bedbugs in the cells and poor quality of food.

COMPLAINT

Relying on Article 3 of the Convention the applicant complains that he was subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment on account of the material conditions of detention in Bac ă u , Rahova and Botoș ani Prisons.

QUESTION TO THE PARTIES

Was the applicant subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, in breach of Article 3 of the Convention, on account of the material conditions of detention in Bac ă u , Rahova and Botoș ani Prisons?