Judges:
Lech Garlicki, P
Citations:
7678/09 – HEJUD, [2012] ECHR 1928, (2013) 56 EHRR 23
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Citing:
See Also – Van Colle v Hertfordshire Police QBD 10-Mar-2006
The claimants claimed for the estate of their murdered son. He had been waiting to give evidence in a criminal trial, and had asked the police for support having received threats. Other witnesses had also suffered intimidation including acts of . .
See Also – Van Colle and Another v Chief Constable of the Hertfordshire Police CA 24-Apr-2007
The deceased had acted as a witness in an intended prosecution. He had sought protection after being threatened. No effective protection was provided, and he was murdered. The chief constable appealed a finding of liability.
Held: The . .
See Also – Hertfordshire Police v Van Colle; Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police HL 30-Jul-2008
Police Obligations to Witnesses is Limited
A prosecution witness was murdered by the accused shortly before his trial. The parents of the deceased alleged that the failure of the police to protect their son was a breach of article 2.
Held: The House was asked ‘If the police are alerted . .
See Also – Van Colle and Van Colle v The United Kingdom ECHR 9-Feb-2010
Statement of Facts . .
Cited by:
Cited – PBD and Another v Greater Manchester Police QBD 18-Nov-2013
The claimant had acted as police informant for the defendant. He said that the defendant had wrongfully released his identity resulting in him having to seek witness relocation with consequential losses for himself and his partner the co-claimant. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Human Rights, Police
Updated: 06 November 2022; Ref: scu.465929