THIRD SECTION

Application no. 15242/07 Violeta Liliana PRICOP and others against Romania lodged on 15 January 2007

The facts and complaints in this case have been summarised in the Court ’ s decision, which is available in HUDOC.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. Did the first four applicants have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charges against them, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (see, Bykov v. Russia [GC], no. 4378/02, § 88-93, 10 March 2009 )? In particular, did the admission of the evidence obtained through the recordings of their telephone conversations comply with the guarantees of Article 6 § 1?

2. Was the length of the criminal proceedings in the present case regarding the first four applicants in breach of “the reasonable time” requirement of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?

3. Has there been a violation of the first four applicants ’ rights guaranteed by Article 8 of the Convention as a result of the recordings of their telephone conversations? In particular, (a) was the interception of the first four applicants ’ conversations in accordance with law? (b) was the relevant law foreseeable in its application?