CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 1 juin 2018

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .sFE10DC93 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .sA6BC7FA7 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:right } .s9793A85B { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s8229ABDD { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s68C46B95 { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s3F59B822 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase }   Communicated on 1 June 2018   FOURTH SECTION Application no. 79897/13 Nelu IORDACHE against Romania lodged on 9 December 2013 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The application concerns the applicant’s pre-trial detention on the suspicion of fraud, forgery and corruption offences between 2   December 2012 and 7 May 2014 allegedly on the basis of decisions worded in a rather stereotypical and summary form, without demonstrating the existence of specific facts in support of their conclusions on the particular grounds for detention, and without due consideration of the applicant’s personal circumstances and of alternative, less stringent measures for ensuring his appearance at trial. QUESTION tO THE PARTIES Was the length of the applicant’s pre-trial detention in breach of the “reasonable time” requirement of Article 5 § 3 of the Convention? In particular, did the authorities provide relevant and sufficient reasons for the measure?