The case of the young man unlawfully detained in prisons from the eastern region without medical care, in the attention of ECHR

In 2011, Pavel Beloziorov, resident of Dubăsari town, was arrested by the Transnistrian militia. The young man was accused of violence against militia officers and the Dubăsari city court issued an indefinite arrest warrant.

At the places of detention, Mr. Beloziorov requested medical care multiple times due to worsening of the symptoms of maxillary cancer illness and incurable suffering. The young man could not consume food, due to which he lost a lot of weight. The administration of the prison, however, moved him in a separate cell, because he was „making a lot of noise”. After a few days, Pavel was examined by a commission of doctors from the prison, which diagnosed him with cancer. In a private discussion, a doctor advised the plaintiff’s mother to urgently hospitalize her son in the Oncology Institute from Chișinău, the only institution which can provide him the necessary treatment. He also mentioned that without the necessary treatment, the plaintiff’s life might be put at risk.

After 3 months of detention, the city court from Dubăsari sentenced him to 5 years of conditional imprisonment, freeing him from custody. The applicant considers he has been freed from custody because the local administration wanted to avoid any accusations, in case of a potential death.

In the complaint submitted to the European Court of Human Rights, the applicant complained about the violation of  Art. 3, 5, 8 and 13 of the Convention. The defendant governments are to submit observations to the request until the 3rd of February 2015.

Pavel Beloziorov is represented in front of the High Court by the lawyers of Promo-LEX Association.

Information regarding this case can be accessed on the website of the European Court of Human Rights.

For more details, contact: Alexandru Postica, Promo-LEX Association Program Director, Lawyer. tel: (22) 450024, GSM: 069104851, e-mail: [email protected]