Judgment_paragraph 57 · X v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-69/21)

57Under Article 19(2) of the Charter, no one may be removed to a State where there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected not only to the death penalty but also to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment within the meaning of Article 4 of the Charter. The prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, laid down in Article 4 of the Charter, is absolute in that it is closely linked to respect for human dignity, the subject of Article 1 of the Charter (judgment of 5 April 2016, Aranyosi and Căldăraru, C‑404/15 and C‑659/15 PPU, EU:C:2016:198, paragraph 85).