Information Note on the Court’s case-law 15

February 2000

Raišelis v. Lithuania - 37195/97

Judgment 29.2.2000 [Section III]

Article 5

Article 5-1

Lawful arrest or detention

Allegedly unlawful detention on remand: friendly settlement

The applicant was arrested on 16 June 1997 under former Article 50-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure concerning preventive detention. It was stated that his custody was warranted as he might “commit a dangerous act” of banditism, criminal association, or terrorising a person. On 19 June 1997 he appealed against his preventive detention. The appeal was dismissed by a judge on 23 June 1997. No further appeal lay. The applicant was rele ased on 30 June 1997 as the preventive detention rule ceased to exist.

The parties have reached a friendly settlement providing for payment to the applicant of 12,000 Lithuanian litai (LTL).

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