Communicated on 30 March 2017
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 14319/17
X
against the Netherlands
lodged on 21 February 2017
STATEMENT OF FACTS
The applicant is a Moroccan national, who is currently staying in the Netherlands. He is represented before the Court by Mr P.J. Schüller, a lawyer practising in Amsterdam.
The applicant entered the Netherlands in 2012 on a tourist visa, but overstayed. In 2014 he was arrested on suspicion of a criminal offence and placed in police custody. He was acquitted by a first-instance court, but convicted on appeal. An appeal in cassation (cassatie) with the Supreme Court (Hoge Raad), lodged by the applicant, is still pending.
After the applicant’s detention on remand came to an end, he was placed in immigration detention (vreemdelingendetentie). On the same day he filed an asylum request, which was rejected.
The applicant complains that his removal to Morocco will result in a violation of Article 2 and/or 3 of the Convention.
QUESTION
In the light of the applicant’s claims and the documents which have been submitted, would he face a risk of being subjected to treatment in breach of Article 2 and/or 3 of the Convention if his expulsion to Morocco would be enforced?
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