3868/68

Applicant name A.H.
Applicant type Natural person
Country The United Kingdom
Decision no. 3868/68
Date 25/05/1970
Judges Fawcett
Susterhenn
Ermacora
Welter
O’Donoghue
Delahaye
Busuttil
Kellberg
Daver
Institution Commission
Type Decision
Outcome Art. 8 Inadmissible
Reason Ratione materiae
Type of privacy Informational privacy
Keywords Public communication forwarded
Facts of the case Person alleged abuse by police, inter alia, before a judge in a public hearing.
Analysis The Commission finds that such is not covered by ARticle 8 ECHR. ‘These statements were originally made in the course of public proceedings and consequently the subsequent communication of them cannot constitutte an interference with the applicant’s right to respect of his private life within the meaning of Article 8 of the Convention.’
Documents Decision