CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 1 décembre 2017

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .sFE10DC93 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .sA6BC7FA7 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:right } .s9793A85B { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s8229ABDD { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s68C46B95 { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center } .s3F59B822 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold; text-transform:uppercase } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic }   Communicated on 1 December 2017   FOURTH SECTION Application no. 42713/15 Tiago PATRÍCIO MONTEIRO TELO DE ABREU against Portugal lodged on 24 August 2015 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The application concerns the applicant’s criminal conviction for defamation subsequent to a publication in his blog.   The applicant is member of a political party and a town councillor of Elvas ( Vereador da Câmara Municipal de Elvas ). He published in his blog caricatures of E.G., a political opponent. The caricatures had first been published in a local newspaper, of which M.T. was the Director. The author of the caricatures was A.C.   E. G. lodged a criminal complaint against the applicant, A.C. and M.T.   On 16 May 2014 the Elvas Court (domestic proceedings no. 145/09.1 TAELV) convicted the applicant for one crime of aggravated defamation and sentenced him to pay a 1,800 euros (EUR) penalty; the applicant, A.C. and M.T. were ordered to pay jointly EUR 2,500 in non-pecuniary damages plus interest to E.G. On 26 February 2015 the Évora Court of Appeal upheld the first instance decision. That judgment was notified to the applicant on 2   March 2015. QUESTION tO THE PARTIES Has there been a violation of the applicant’s right to freedom of expression, contrary to Article 10 of the Convention?