Communicated on 17 January 2013 and 7 October 2014

THIRD SECTION

Application no . 78951/11 Vasile Silviu BOGDAN against Romania lodged on 5 December 2011

The facts and complaints in this case have been summarised in the Court ’ s Statement of facts and Questions to the parties , which is available in HUDOC.

QUESTION

“Has the applicant suffered discrimination in the enjoyment of his Convention rights on the ground of his status as a remand prisoner, pending trial, contrary to Article 14 of the Convention r ead in conjunction with Article 8 (see Varnas v. Lithuania , no. 42615/06, 9 July 2013)? ”

Reference is made to the fact that under the national legislation convicted persons serving sentences in all types of prisons, have the right to conjugal visits, whilst those in pre-trial detention do not have such a right.