Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 26 January 2024 – K.L. v Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos

(Case C-63/24, Galte ¹ )

Language of the case: Lithuanian

Referring court

Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: K.L.

Defendant: Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos

Question referred

Must Article 12(2)(b) of Directive 2011/95/EU ¹ of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted, read in conjunction with Article 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, be interpreted as meaning that, in the assessment of whether the actions of a person who otherwise fulfils the criteria for the grant of refugee status are covered by the grounds for exclusion from refugee status set out in Article 12(2)(b) of Directive 2011/95/EU, there is an obligation to take into consideration the sentence already served by that person, the pardon or amnesty granted to that person, or any other circumstance of a similar nature?

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¹ The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

¹ OJ 2011 L 337, p. 9.