Auszug aus EGMR, 20.05.2014 - 60909/08

In this connection, it reiterates that the fundamental character of Article 2 of the Convention requires that there should be some form of an effective official investigation in order for the cause of the death of a prisoner who had suffered from a serious disease in prison, as well as the possible lack of the requisite medical treatment, be elucidated (see, for instance, Makharadze and Sikharulidze v. Georgia, no. 35254/07, §§ 87-89, 22 November 2011).