The investigator refused to record certain statements, especially relating to the ethnic motives of the attacks.

This being so, as a matter of principle it may be considered necessary to punish improper attacks on objects of religious veneration (ibid.). 25.

On 13 October 1993 İhsan Biç was arrested by security forces in Bismil on suspicion of having participated in an attack on a military convoy, organised by the PKK.

    The application concerns the vitriolic attack on a trade unionist in the street by unknown people, which resulted in her disfigurement and partial blindness.

During this interview he admitted that he was a member of Fianna na h’Eireann, a proscribed Republican organisation, and had acted as a lookout during the two attacks.

It might therefore prove necessary to protect such confidence against gravely damaging attacks that were essentially unfounded, especially in view of the fact that judges who had been criticised were subject

Defence through legal assistance Denial of access to lawyer during initial stages of interrogation: violation Facts : The applicant was stopped by police in Northern Ireland shortly after an armed attack

    Existence of a real and immediate risk to life – The domestic courts had concluded that, although, prior to the murderous attack committed by the perpetrator, there had been certain factual

had made an assessment of the incident in the context of the surrounding circumstances, including the applicant’s prior behaviour and threats or the prison authorities’ ability to respond to prior attacks

The applicant had been convicted of conspiring to prepare a terrorist attack in September 2001, by a group affiliated to al-Qaeda.

He testified that he had heard some shouting and banging on the night of the attack and had seen M. banging on doors.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for those two attacks. 14.     Insurgent attacks increased notably after the beginning of the Taliban spring offensive, Operation Omari.

He and his companions had not been carrying knives and had not provoked the others' attack. 22.

A man in civilian clothes had been giving orders to the Cossacks; he had ordered them to attack the fourth applicant.

In my opinion this shows that the murderers laid an ambush before the attack.”

Z.S. reported the incident to the local police and around ten police officers went to the restaurant in search of the alleged attackers.

    The background of the case On 21 and 22 June 2004 the town of Nazran came under attack by a organised group of armed insurgents, which left 78 persons dead and 113 wounded. B.

    On 21 July 2003 the applicant lodged a civil action with the Zagreb Municipal Court ( Općinski sud u Zagrebu ) against M.M., claiming damages in connection with the physical attack on him

It could not be said that the Russian authorities had made any genuine attempts to prevent the recurrence of violent attacks against the applicant.