Final resolution DH (99) 343
HUMAN RIGHTS
APPLICATION No. 29336/95
ANTUNES AGAINST PORTUGAL
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 9 June 1999
at the 672nd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 32 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”),
Having regard to Interim Resolution DH (98) 131, adopted on 22 April 1998 in the case of Antunes against Portugal, in which the Committee of Ministers decided that there had been in this case a violation of Article 6, paragraph 1, of the Convention and to make public the report of the European Commission of Human Rights;
Whereas the Committee of Ministers examined the proposals made by the Commission when transmitting its report as regards just satisfaction to be awarded to the applicant, proposals supplemented by a letter of the President of the Commission dated 23 June 1998;
Whereas at the 640th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies, the Committee of Ministers, agreeing with the Commission’s proposals, held by a decision adopted on 25 September 1998, in accordance with Article 32, paragraph 2, of the Convention, that the Government of the respondent State was to pay the applicant as just satisfaction, within three months, 600 000 Portuguese escudos in respect of non-pecuniary damage and 200 000 Portuguese escudos in respect of costs and expenses, namely a total sum of 800 000 Portuguese escudos, and that interest should be payable on any unpaid sum, calculated on the basis of each full elapsed month of delay at the statutory rate applicable on the date of this decision, it being understood that the interest would accrue from the expiry of the time-limit until full payment was placed at the disposal of the applicant;
Whereas the Committee of Ministers invited the Government of the respondent State to inform it of the measures taken following its decisions of 22 April 1998 and 25 September 1998, having regard to Portugal’s obligation under Article 32, paragraph 4, of the Convention to abide by them;
Whereas during the examination of the case by the Committee of Ministers, the Government of the respondent State accordingly indicated that the Commission’s report as well as the Committee of Ministers’ decisions had been sent out to the authorities directly concerned;
Whereas the Committee of Ministers satisfied itself that on 4 March 1999, the Government of the respondent State had paid the applicant the total sum of 816 767 Portuguse escudos as just satisfaction, including the default interests due,
Declares, after having taken note of the measures taken by the Government of Portugal, that it has exercised its functions under Article 32 of the Convention in this case.
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