The applicants had attended a May Day rally and had been arrested by the police. They alleged that excessive force was used during their arrest. They suffered injuries which included tenderness to back of the legs and back, scratches on the back and tenderness and bruising. The claimants filed complaints in 1999 against the police alleging physical abuse. They now complained of the unreasonable delay in their hearing.
Held: In respect of some of the applicants (who had suffered injuries of this kind) there had indeed been a breach of Article 3.
Citations:
4327/02, [2008] ECHR 1021
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Cited – Morrison v The Independent Police Complaints Commission and Others Admn 26-Oct-2009
The claimant made a complaint of a serious assault by the police, by the use of a Taser. The defendant had referred the complaint to the IPCC, who said that they should investigate it themselves. The claimant said that to accord with his human . .
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Updated: 14 September 2022; Ref: scu.276897