Two brothers will receive 30 thousand euros for the torture they were subjected to while in police custody, after the Government admitted a violation of Art. 3 (freedom from torture) and the European Court for Human Rights acknowledged the amicable solution of the case.
Adrian and Constantin Repesco were violently seized and taken to the police inspectorate of sector Botanica under allegations of having committed a crime. While at the inspectorate, physical force was used against them to force them to admit to committing the crime. According to the statements by the two brothers, they were repeatedly beaten by several representatives of the police, up to losing conscience.
During they stay in polcie custody, the two brothers received no medical assistance. Later, Constantin Repesco requested the help of the Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture “Memoria”. The ill treatments were confirmed in the Center’s conclusions, after having conducted multiple psychological examinations and tests, and Constantin Repesco requires rehabilitation, continuous observation, and long-term psychological and medical assistance.
In their application to the ECHR, the applicants reported violation of Art.3 of the European Convention for Human Rights, and namely ill treatments by the police, inhuman and degrading detention conditions, absence of medical care during the reporting period, and failure to efficiently investigate their complaint on ill treatments. A violation of Art.13 of the Conventon was also cited, in that the applicants did not have an effective remedy against the ill treatments they suffered.
The applicants were represented before the Court by lawyers and defense attorneys from the Promo-LEX Association.
