CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 4 février 2020

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Their personal details and the dates of introduction of their respective applications are set out in the appended table. The facts of the cases, as submitted by the applicants, are similar to those presented in Association “21 December 1989” and Others v. Romania (nos.   33810/07 and 18817/08, §§ 12-41, 24 May 2011) and Sidea and   Others v. Romania ([Committee], no. 889/15 and 38 others, §§   4-11, 5   June 2018). In respect of the applicants, the facts can be summarised as follows. Between 22 and 24 December 1989, the applicants were injured by gunshots or their close relatives were shot dead in Bucharest, Brașov, Constanța, Slobozia and Buzău during the events that led to the overthrow of the communist regime. The main criminal investigation opened in 1990 concerning the use of force, both prior to and following the overthrow of communism, was the subject matter of file no. 11/P/2014 recorded with the domestic military prosecutor’s office. On 14 October 2015 the prosecutor’s office closed the investigation, finding that the complaints were partly statute-barred, partly subject to an amnesty and partly ill-founded. It also found that some of the facts which had been investigated could not be classified as criminal offences, and some of the charges were res judicatae . In June 2016 the High Court of Cassation and Justice upheld a decision by the Prosecutor General to quash the prosecutor’s decision of 14   October 2015 and reopen the case. On 5 April 2019 the prosecutor’s office sent to trial several individuals (namely the former Romanian President, former Romanian Prime-Minister and former commander of the Romanian Air Force at the material time) for crimes against humanity, and closed the investigation with regard to other individuals for different reasons preventing the continuity of criminal proceedings (i.e. some of the charges were res judicatae, some of the suspects died or some of the facts which had been investigated could not be classified as criminal offences). The proceedings are currently pending before the Preliminary Chamber of the High Court of Cassation and Justice. COMPLAINTS 1.     Relying on Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention, the applicants complain of the lack of an effective criminal investigation by the authorities, capable of leading to the punishment of those responsible for their injuries or the death of their close relatives during the events of December 1989 in Bucharest, Brașov, Constanța, Slobozia and Buzău. 2.     Relying on Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, in applications nos.   3107/19, 3112/19, 3118/19, 3173/19, 3177/19, 4102/19, 4113/19, 4117/19, 17953/19, 18732/19, 18741/19, 29985/19, 33035/19, 33979/19, 33974/19, 33983/19, 33960/19, 33951/19, 33944/19 and 41550/19, the applicants complain about the length of the criminal proceedings opened after the events of December 1989 in Bucharest, Brașov, Constanța and Buzău. COMMON QUESTION 1.     Having regard to the procedural protection of the right to life (see Association “21 December 1989” and Others v. Romania , nos.   33810/07 and 18817/08, §§ 133-35, 24 May 2011), was the investigation in the present cases compatible with the procedural requirements of Article 2 of the Convention? CASE SPECIFIC QUESTION As regards applications nos. 3107/19, 3112/19, 3118/19, 3173/19, 3177/19, 4102/19, 4113/19, 4117/19, 17953/19, 18732/19, 18741/19, 29985/19, 33035/19, 33979/19, 33974/19, 33983/19, 33960/19, 33951/19, 33944/19 and 41550/19, was the length of the criminal proceedings in breach of the “reasonable time” requirement of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? APPENDIX No. Application no. Lodged on Applicant name Date of birth Place of residence   Represented by Particular circumstances of the application Complaints to be communicated (Articles)   2246/19 21/12/2018 Sorin-Daniel RADU 17/09/1970 Bucharest - Injured by gunshot on 24 December 1989 in Bucharest 2   3107/19 22/12/2018 Liliana LUPU 18/10/1969 Brașov - Wife of a victim killed by gunshot on 24 December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1   3112/19 22/12/2018 Dorina SAVIN 27/04/1957 Brașov - Wife of a victim killed by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1   3118/19 22/12/2018 Cristian LUPU 14/10/1989 Brașov - Son of a victim killed by gunshot on 24 December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1   3173/19 03/01/2019 Constantin-Sorin ZIDARU 12/08/1967 Brașov - Injured by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1   3177/19 03/01/2019 Radu-Nicolae MOARCĂS 24/03/1963 Brașov - Injured by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1   4102/19 04/01/2019 Gabriela MONOREANU 29/08/1966 Bucharest Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Wife of a victim killed by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Bucharest 2, 6 § 1   4113/19 04/01/2019 Nicolae-Lucian MONOREANU 24/11/1986 Bucharest Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Son of a victim killed by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Bucharest 2, 6 § 1   4117/19 04/01/2019 Mihai-Răzvan ȘTEFAN 09/10/1986 Costinești Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Son of a victim killed by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Constanța 2, 6 § 1   13940/19 28/02/2019 Cornelia CIUBANCAN 04/02/1968 Slobozia - Injured by gunshot on 24 December 1989 in Slobozia 2   17953/19 23/03/2019 Estera BURJAN 22/11/1947 Brașov - Wife of victim killed by gunshot on the night of 22/23   December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1   18732/19 23/03/2019 Stefan BURJAN 10/12/1972 Sînpetru - Son of victim killed by gunshot on the night of 22/23   December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1   18741/19 23/03/2019 Erika BALINT 03/08/1976 Sînpetru - Daughter of victim killed by gunshot on the night of 22/23   December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1   29985/19 21/05/2019 Daniela SAVIN 02/04/1983 Brașov - Daughter of victim died by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Brasov 2, 6 § 1   33035/19 31/05/2019 Maria ABRAMOV 14/09/1962 Brașov   Wife of victim killed by gunshot on 23 December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1   33944/19 07/06/2019 Ana VOICAN 08/02/1955 Mărăcineni Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Wife of victim killed by gunshot on 24 December 1989 in Buzău 2, 6 § 1   33951/19 07/06/2019 Elisabeta SOARE 05/02/1989 Buzău Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Daughter of victim killed by gunshot on 24 December 1989 in Buzău 2, 6 § 1   33960/19 07/06/2019 Elena-Simona CRAUCIUC 21/05/1987 Buzău Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Daughter of victim killed by gunshot on 24 December 1989 in Buzău 2, 6 § 1   33974/19 07/06/2019 Sorin-Alexandru NICOLAE 18/01/1979 București Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Son of victim killed by gunshot on 22 December 1989 in Bucharest 2, 6 § 1   33979/19 07/06/2019 Maria-Cristina BOLINTINEANU 27/02/1981 Potoceni Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Daughter of victim killed by gunshot on 24 December 1989 in Buzău 2, 6 § 1   33983/19 07/06/2019 Ioan-Laurențiu VOICAN 26/09/1982 Buzău Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Son of victim killed by gunshot on 24 December 1989 in Buzău 2, 6 § 1   41550/19 25/07/2019 Țuțui Silviu 08/05/1970 Montreal Aurel Dionisie AGACHE Injured by gunshot on the night of 22/23 December 1989 in Brașov 2, 6 § 1