Information Note on the Court’s case-law 7

June 1999

M.K. v. France - 30148/96

Judgment 22.6.1999 [Section I]

Article 8

Article 8-1

Respect for correspondence

Prisoner's correspondence: friendly settlement

In April 1994 the applicant, a citizen of Mali, was detained with a view to his extradition. In November 1995 he lodged an application with the European Commission of Human Rights. He complained that he had be en subjected to ill-treatment and also complained about the length of his detention. In December 1995, while he was being held in the detention centre of Sainte-Geneviève (Essonne), the applicant received from the prison authorities a letter from the Secre tariat of the Commission, posted on 19 December 1995, on which it was stated "letter opened by mistake". The applicant complained that his mail had been opened by the prison authorities.

The Government is willing to settle the case on the basis of payment to the applicant of the sum of 7,000 FF.

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