Antena 3 CNN World A former Romanian prisoner will receive 10,000 euros in damages from the Belgian State

A former Romanian prisoner will receive 10,000 euros in damages from the Belgian State

A former Romanian prisoner will receive 10,000 euros in damages from the Belgian State
26 Noi 2014   •   16:51

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recommends Belgium to take measures to improve prison conditions, forcing the country to pay damages to a former prisoner of Romanian origin who was mistreated.

 

According to the court in Strasbourg, "The problems caused by prison overcrowding in Belgium and hygiene problems as well as how old  prisons are is a matter of concern not only for the  plaintiff’s  situation," AFP reports.

The plaintiff, Marin Vasilescu, a Romanian citizen born in 1970 who  was held in Belgium between 2011 to 2012, complained that he was forced to sleep on a mattress placed on the floor  for a few weeks, he did not always have  drinking water and no domestic water and that the  space was  very small.

Considering it was a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, referring to "inhuman and degrading treatment", the court in Strasbourg commits Belgium to pay the  former inmate damages of $ 10,000.

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