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Assenov and others v. Bulgaria
Author: European Court of Human Rights
Language: English
Source: European Court of Human Rights
Country: Bulgaria
Category: judgment/decision
Government level: International
Guiding principle: The Court decided that: there has been no violation of Article 3 based on Mr Assenov¿s allegations of ill-treatment by the police (8 votes to 1); there has been a violation of Article 3 of the Convention based on the failure to carry out an effective official investigation into Mr Assenov¿s allegations of ill-treatment by the police; there has been no violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention; there has been a violation of Article 13 of the Convention; there has been no violation of Article 3 of the Convention in respect of the conditions of Mr Assenov¿s detention from July 1995 onwards (8 votes to 1); there has been no violation of Article 5 § 1 of the Convention; there has been a violation of Article 5 § 3 of the Convention in that Mr Assenov was not brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorised by law to exercise judicial power; there has been a violation of Article 5 § 3 of the Convention in that Mr Assenov was not given a trial within a reasonable time or released pending trial; there has been a violation of Article 5 § 4 of the Convention; there has been a violation of Article 25 § 1 of the Convention in respect of all three applicants;
Date of judgement: 1998-10-28
Document number: 90/1997/874/1086
Official version: yes
Legally binding: yes
Subject areas: fair trial
Minority groups: Roma/Gypsies
Related laws: National Police Act; Code of Criminal Procedure

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