IURCOVSCAIA AND PAVLOVSCHI v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - 74360/12 (Judgment : Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life : Second Section Committee)

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:

��������� Branko Lubarda, President, ��������� Jovan Ilievski, ��������� Diana S�rcu, judges, and Hasan Bakırcı, Deputy Section Registrar,

the applications against the Republic of Moldova lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) on 19 November 2012 and 15 December 2014 respectively by two Moldovan nationals, Ms Natalia Iurcovscaia and Mr Stanislav Pavlovschi (�the applicants�), who were represented by the second applicant;

the decision to give notice of the applications to the Moldovan Government (�the Government�) represented by their Agent, Mr O. Rotari;

1.  The case concerns the interception of the applicants� telephone communications in the framework of criminal proceedings against other persons. Both applicants complain of a violation of Article 8 of the Convention on account of the insufficient safeguards provided by domestic law. The first applicant also complains about the absence of an effective remedy in respect of her complaint under Article 8 of the Convention.