As the applicant had protested against this, G.G. had had him handcuffed to a chair and had then had an electric shock administered to him by means of a device applied to both of his thighs.

However, that procedure had never been completed and the enforcement had become without object about a year and a half later, because the decision that was supposed to be implemented had been amended on

In examining whether a fair balance had been struck, the Court noted that the first applicant had twice applied for permission to leave his district, which had been granted.

At trial, they had been able to examine at will both F.H. as well as the police officers who had questioned him and had not asked that the Attorney-General be examined.

Lastly, the Government pointed out that the experts, who had had file no. 3925 in their possession, had found that that file had not contained the detailed analyses sought by the applicant.

At the same time, it had not been plausible that the applicant had only confided in his father years after Ma.R. had moved out and that he had never had any visible signs of physical violence, even though

While there had been no evidence that any of the missing persons had been in detention in the period under the Court’s consideration, the Turkish Government had to show that they had carried out an effective

While some gendarmes had stated that Mehmet Kılınç had injured himself by hitting his head against the wall in his cell, the others had told the family that he had fallen from the stairs.

The Chamber had declared that it had jurisdiction ratione temporis to examine the allegation of a procedural violation of Articles   2 and 3 of the Convention, dismissing the objection which had been

The six-person cells had measured approximately 15 sq. m, which meant that there had been 2.5 sq. m per person. The applicant had had access to cold running water.

Throughout the entire time of the police custody, he had had to stand, without being allowed to rest, sit or lay down, and he had not been given any food or drink.

It noted that the applicant had refused to provide biological samples for testing and that the polygraph test he had taken had showed “simulated behaviour”.

The applicants’ first lawyer also declared that her clients had told her they had been tortured and that the police had tried to use her to cover it up.

That interference had been “prescribed by law”, namely the Press Act, and had pursued the legitimate aim of protecting the reputation or rights of others.

The judgment had been drafted, in accordance with domestic law, by an assistant judge, who had taken part in the hearings and deliberations and who had set out, on behalf of the bench, the grounds for

After his 1984 conviction, the five-year period within which recidivism was possible under the law in force at the time had lasted until 1991 and had therefore expired by the time he had committed the

The court of appeal had disregarded part of the alleged offence and had thus based its finding on a single statement without putting it in context, and in concluding that the applicant had not acted in

The violence inflicted on them, taken as a whole and having regard to its purpose and duration, had been particularly serious and cruel, had been capable of causing “severe” pain and suffering and had

The commentators had merely talked about rumours that had been circulating for a long time in Latin America.