Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. 122
August-September 2009
"Blondje" v. the Netherlands (dec.) - 7245/09
Decision 15.9.2009 [Section III]
Article 35
Article 35-2
Anonymous petition
Failure to disclose identity in application to European Court: inadmissible
Facts – The applicant was arrested on suspicion of various offences. He refused to identify himself and was detained for a period of seven days in total to enable his identity to be established. His appeals against that deprivation of liberty were rejected. The applicant subsequently complained to the European Court under Articles 5, 6 and 14 of the Convention.
Law – Article 35 § 2 (a): The applicant’s identity had not been disclosed. None of the forms or documents submitted contained a mention of his name. He was referred to only as “Blondje alias NN cel 07 alias Nn.PI09.m.20081101.1100” and the power of attorney that had been submitted was signed “X”. Since the case file did not indicate any element enabling the Court to identify the applicant, the application was to be regarded as anonymous.
Conclusion: inadmissible (anonymous application).
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