Saadi v United Kingdom: ECHR 11 Jul 2006

The claimant had been detained as an asylum seeker. He complained that reasons for his detention were not given to him or his lawyer for 76 hours.
Held: The delay was incompatible with the applicant’s rights.

Citations:

Times 03-Aug-2006, 13229/03, [2006] ECHR 732

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Statutes:

European Convention on Human Rights 5.2

Jurisdiction:

Human Rights

Cited by:

See AlsoSaadi v United Kingdom ECHR 29-Jan-2008
(Grand Chamber) The applicant sought judicial review of the decision to detain him for a short period while his asylum claim was being subject to fast-track processing. The decision was made pursuant to a policy under which all asylum claimants . .
See AlsoSaadi v United Kingdom ECHR 16-May-2007
Grand Chamber – Press Release . .
See AlsoSaadi v United Kingdom ECHR 3-Jun-2010
Execution of the judgment . .
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Updated: 07 July 2022; Ref: scu.244740