Recently the European Court of Human Rights communicated to the authorities of the Republic of Moldova and Russian Federation about new case of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, Elitov v. Moldova and Russia (No 64075/11), lodged on July 10, 2011.
Eduard Elitov, the citizen of the Russian Federation, the doctor and the inhabitant of Tiraspol, is detained from august 2008 in inhuman conditions in the prison of the Transnistrian region, but his life is in danger because of advanced cases and absence of adequate medical assistance.
Eduard Elitov has the 3rd degree of disability, but on July 20 2010 and until present he is detained in the surgical section of the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre of the detention centre of Tiraspol. Elitov suffer from arterial tension, ischemic heart disease, and post traumatic knee deformation of 3rd degree, which led to the locomotor dysfunction. Thereby in these two years of detention Eduard Elitov lost 16 kg, of weight suffered significant deterioration of his teeth, partially lost vision and cannot move normally.
Because the “penitentiary institutions” do not have medicines, the wife Eduard Elitov bought them and sent, and the further the Centre of Rehabilitation for torture victims of Chisinau ensured the necessary medicines and offered complex assistance of rehabilitation to his family. Also, Eduard Elitov has not been allowed to see his wife for over a year.
Before the Supreme Court the plaintiff claims the violation the Article 2 of the Convention (right to life), Article 3 (prohibition of torture), Article 5 paragraph 1 (Right to liberty and security), Article 8 (Right to private and family life) and Article 13 (Right to effective treatment).
Association Pomo-LEX thanks to Centre of Rehabilitation for torture victims „Memoria”, Association “Mothers for Human Rights” and lawyers, jurists implied in the protection of rights and constitutional interests of Eduard Elitov.
For more detailed information please contact: Alexandru Postica, Lawyer of the Association Promo-LEX: Tel: (22) 31 09 45, GSM: 069104851, e-mail: [email protected]