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issued by the Registrar of the Court   ECHR 119 (2021)   13.04.2021   Judgments of 13 April 2021   The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing five judgments1:   two Chamber judgments are summarised below;   separate press releases have been issued for three other Chamber judgments in the cases of: E.G.   v. Republic of Moldova (application no. 37882/13), Murat Aksoy v. Turkey (no. 80/17), and Ahmet   Hüsrev Altan v. Turkey (no. 13252/17).   The judgments summarised below are available only in French.   Scripnic v. the Republic of Moldova (application no. 63789/13)   The applicants, Sergiu Scripnic and Maia Scripnic, are two Moldovan nationals who were born in   and 1977 respectively. They are husband and wife and live in Ciorescu (Republic of Moldova).   The case concerned an alleged case of medical negligence resulting in the death of a new-born child.   In 2003 Maia Scripnic was admitted to the maternity ward of a hospital in Chișinău. There she gave   birth to a baby girl who died the day after the birth. The couple filed a complaint the same year,   asking the prosecutor's office to establish the criminal responsibility of those allegedly involved in   their daughter's death. In 2009 a doctor was indicted. Then, in the same year, a court discontinued   the criminal proceedings against this doctor because his criminal liability had become time-barred.   This judgment became final.   In 2010 the applicants also brought a civil action for damages against the doctor in question and the   hospital. In 2011 a court partly upheld their action, awarding them approximately EUR 3,700 for   non-pecuniary damage and for costs and expenses. In 2012 the Court of Appeal awarded them, in   addition, a sum corresponding to the costs of the child's burial, and upheld the rest of the first-   instance judgment. In 2013 the Supreme Court of Justice upheld this ruling.   Relying in substance on Article 2 (right to life) of the European Convention, the applicants alleged   that they had not obtained appropriate relief in relation to their daughter's death, which they claim   had been caused by medical negligence.   Violation of Article 2   Just satisfaction:   Non-pecuniary damage: 15 000 euros (EUR) (to the applicants jointly)   Istrate v. Romania (no. 44546/13)   The applicant, Mr Vlad Istrate, is a Romanian national who was born in 1984 and lives in Oravita   (Romania).   Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a Chamber   judgment’s delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a   panel of five judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and   deliver a final judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the   Convention, judgments delivered by a Committee are final.   Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.   Further information about the execution process can be found here: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/execution - _blank   The case concerned the applicant’s allegation of a breach of his right to be presumed innocent.   Having been dismissed from his job for misconduct after a criminal investigation against him for   drunk driving, the applicant’s dismissal was subsequently maintained even though a court   discontinued the proceedings on the grounds that one of the elements of the offence was lacking.   Relying on Article 6 § 2 (presumption of innocence) of the European Convention, the applicant   complained that the disciplinary sanction against him had been maintained even after the criminal   proceedings had been discontinued.   No violation of Article 6 § 2   This press release is a document produced by the Registry. It does not bind the Court. Decisions,   judgments and further information about the Court can be found on www.echr.coe.int. To receive   the Court’s press releases, please subscribe here: www.echr.coe.int/RSS/en or follow us on Twitter   @ECHR_CEDH.   Press contacts   During the current public-health crisis, journalists can continue to contact the Press Unit via   [email protected].   Tracey Turner-Tretz   Denis Lambert   Inci Ertekin   Neil Connolly   Jane Swift   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe Member   States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.   2