The Ministry of Justice clarified that the recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling in the case of Veaceslav Platon refers exclusively to events that occurred in 2017 and does not cover the period between 2018 and 2020, when Platon remained in detention.
According to the ECHR, the case concerns two incidents from 2017, when Moldovan authorities failed to provide Platon with adequate medical care and restricted his access to family visits.
“The ECHR findings reflect the consequences of the oligarchic regime and the captured state of that period, when the justice system was subordinated to political interests,” the Ministry of Justice stated.
The Ministry added that since then, conditions in Moldovan prisons — including the facility where Platon was detained — have improved in terms of medical assistance, detention standards, and respect for human rights.
Officials also reminded that the ECHR had previously dismissed other complaints filed by Platon regarding detention conditions, the right to defense, and communication with his lawyers, through decisions issued on March 19, 2019, and June 4, 2024.