Published on 11 October 2021
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 26605/19
Ruhi HALLAÇOĞLU
against Turkey
lodged on 10 April 2019
communicated on 22 September 2021
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The application concerns the seizure of a letter sent by his lawyer to the applicant, who was detained at the time of events, on the ground that it contained photocopies of case file documents.
Invoking Article 8 of the Convention, the applicant complains about the interception by the prison administration of the letter that his lawyer sent to him.
QUESTION TO THE PARTIES
Has there been a violation of the applicant’s right to respect of his correspondence with his lawyer, contrary to Article 8 of the Convention (see, for instance, Campbell v. the United Kingdom, 25 March 1992, §§ 32‑54, Series A no. 233; Ekinci and Akalın v. Turkey, no. 77097/01, § 47, 30 January 2007 and Eylem Kaya v. Turkey, no. 26623/07, § 61, 13 December 2016)?
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