Résolution CM/ResDH(2012)220[1]
Zakova Malinova contre République slovaque
Exécution de la décision de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme
(Requête no 51493/07, décision du 8 novembre 2011)
Le Comité des Ministres, en vertu de l’article 39, paragraphe 4, de la Convention pour la sauvegarde des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales, qui prévoit que le Comité surveille l’exécution des termes des règlements amiables tels qu’ils figurent dans les décisions de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (ci-après « la Convention » et « la Cour ») ;
Considérant que dans cette affaires la Cour, ayant pris acte d’un règlement amiable auquel avaient abouti le gouvernement de l’Etat défendeur et la partie requérante, et s’étant assurée que le règlement était basé sur le respect des droits de l’homme tel que défini dans la Convention ou ses Protocoles, a décidé de rayer l’affaire du rôle ;
S’étant assuré de l’exécution des termes du règlement amiable par le gouvernement de l’Etat défendeur (voir document DH-DD(2012)460E) ;
DECLARE qu’il a rempli ses fonctions en vertu de l’article 39, paragraphe 4, de la Convention et
DECIDE d’en clore l’examen.
ACTION REPORT[2]
App. No. 51493/07
Zakova Malinova v. Slovakia, decision of 18/11/2011, final on 18/11/2011
Case summary
This case concerns the applicant’s complaints on the discontinuation of the investigation into the incident of 25 August 2006 (Article 3 of the Convention) and lack of effective remedy in that respect (Article 13 of the Convention). On 25 August 2006, two individuals, noticing that the applicant was speaking Hungarian on the phone, attacked her shouting «In Slovakia in Slovak» and caused serious injuries to the applicant. On 26 August 2006 an investigation was opened but later it was discontinued with the conclusion that the incident had not taken place. The applicant’s further applications and requests for instituting investigation were also rejected or remained unanswered. The parties reached a friendly settlement where the Government undertook to express their regret for the case of the applicant in the form of press release.
I. Measures realized
In the friendly settlement agreement the Government admitted that there were some circumstances in the case of the applicant that invoked doubts as to the respect of the applicant’s rights guaranteed in the European Convention and they undertook to express their regret for the case of the applicant in the form of press release. The applicant declared that she had no financial requirement against the Slovak Republic and wa1ved any further claims against the Slovak Republic in respect of the facts of the application no 51493/07.
Accordingly, no sum to the applicant has been paid.
On 1 February 2012 the Government of the Slovak Republic published on their official internet site the following press release. The Government of the Slovak Republic admit that there are some circumstances in the case no. 51493/07 of the applicant Hedviga iakova Malmova, lodged to the European Court of Human Rights, that invoke doubts as to the respect of the applicant’s rights guaranteed in the European Convention on Human Rights. Therefore, the Government of the Slovak Republic accepted the friendly settlement in the case which the European Court of Human Rights took note of on 8 November 2011 and decided to strike tile application out of its fist of cases. In the same time, the Government of the Slovak Republic express their regret for the case of the applicant Hedviga iakova Malinova. In the application no. 51493107 lodged to the European Court of Human Rights.
II. Conclusion of the respondent state
The Government consider that the Slovak Republic has thus complied with its obligations under Article 46§1 of the Convention
In Bratislava 22 March 2012
Marica Pirojkova
Agent of the Slovak Republic
before the European Court of Human Rights
[1] Adoptée par le Comité des Ministres le 6 décembre 2012 lors de la 1157e réunion des Délégués des Ministres.
[2] En anglais uniquement.
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