6.  The applicant was born in 1966. 7.  The facts of the case, as submitted by the parties, may be summarised as follows. 8.  On 13 November 2000 the applicant was arrested in the context of criminal proceedings for robbery and blackmail. His detention was subsequently authorised and extended by a court. 9.  On 19 November 2001 a prosecutor adopted a decision to censor (cenzūruoti) the applicant's letters in accordance with Article 15 of the Detention on Remand Act. In order to justify the decision, the prosecutor referred to the danger that the applicant might attempt to influence witnesses and victims of the criminal proceedings. 10.  On 22 April 2002 the Panevėžys City District Court convicted the applicant of robbery and blackmail. The final decision in this regard was taken by the Supreme Court on 24 December 2002. 11.  A further decision on the censorship of the applicant's correspondence was taken by a prosecutor on 7 February 2003 on the same grounds, in the context of another criminal case concerning a fresh episode of alleged robbery and blackmail. 12.  On 1 April 2003 the prosecutor decided to discontinue the censorship in that the investigation had been concluded. 13.  For most of the above period the applicant was held at the Šiauliai Remand Prison - with certain interruptions due to his temporary transfers to other prisons. According to the Government, during the period from 19 November 2001 to 1 April 2003, a total number of 121 letters received or sent by the applicant were censored at the Šiauliai Remand Prison. 113 of these were received from or addressed to the applicant's wife. The remaining 8 letters were received from or addressed to: a) GB, a partner of the applicant's co-suspect; b) SA, the applicant's co-suspect; c) KV, a detainee and the applicant's acquaintance; d) AE and GG, the applicant's acquaintances. 14.  On 1 September 2003 the Panevėžys City District Court convicted the applicant of a fresh episode of robbery and blackmail. The final decision in this respect was taken by the Supreme Court on 24 February 2004. 15.  The applicant was again convicted of another crime by the Šiauliai Regional Court on 14 January 2005. He currently serves his sentence at the Marijampolė Prison.