6.  The applicant was born in 1965 and actually lives in Bitola (“the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”). 7.  On 28 February 2005 he was arrested by the Greek police and criminal proceedings were brought against him for drug related offences. 8.  On 10 March 2006 the Thessaloniki First Instance Criminal Court convicted the applicant and sentenced him to 15 years of imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros (EUR) (judgment no. 345/2006). 9.  On the same date the applicant lodged an appeal with the Thessaloniki Criminal Court of Appeal challenging the first instance court’s findings and its evaluation of the evidence. 10.  The hearing, which was originally set for 10 December 2008, was subsequently adjourned to 27 November 2009 due to lawyers’ and judicial officials’ strike. 11.  By judgment dated 27 November 2009 the Court of Appeal reduced the applicant’s sentence to fourteen years of imprisonment and a fine of 20,000 EUR (judgment nos. 1887-88/2009). According to the case file, no appeal on points of law was lodged challenging this judgment. 12.  On 2 March 2011 the applicant was deported to “the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”.