FOURTH SECTION

Application no . 20190/12 F.Y. against Finland lodged on 29 March 2012

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is an Iranian nat ional, who was born in 1984. He applied asylum in Finland, but his application was rejected. He is represented before the Court by Mr Pirkka Lappalainen , a lawyer practising in Tampere.

COMPLAINTS

The applicant complains under Article 2 of the Convention that if he is returned to Iran , he will be subjected to inhuman treatment and/or his life will be endangered.

QUESTION

I n the light of the applicant ’ s claims and the documents which have been submitted, would he face a risk of being subjected to treatment in breach of Article 3 of the Convention if expelled to Iran ? In particular, in deciding on his expulsion, did the authorities give proper consideration to the written evidence submitted by the applicant in autumn 2009 and was it taken into account in the assessment of risk in the applicant ’ s case?