Communicated on 1 December 2017
FOURTH SECTION
Applications nos. 72826/14 and 4240/15
Jenő FOCK against Hungary
and Zsolt NYÁRI against Hungary
lodged on 5 November 2014 and 15 January 2015 respectively
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASES
On 29 July 2012 the applicants, demonstrating, performed propaganda activities in the street while displaying flyers depicting a five-pointed red star. Police arrived, asked them to produce IDs and then committed them to the local police station where they were retained for several hours, on account of displaying a totalitarian symbol. The applicants’ administrative actions against the police for unjustified action were dismissed on 14 May 2014 (service: 2 and 15 July, respectively).
QUESTION tO THE PARTIES
Have there been violations of the applicants’ right to freedom of expression and/or right to peaceful assembly, contrary to Article 10 and/or Article 11 of the Convention (see Vajnai v. Hungary, no. 33629/06, ECHR 2008; Bukta and Others v. Hungary, no. 25691/04, ECHR 2007‑III)?
No.
Application no.
Lodged on
Applicant
Date of birth
Place of residence
Represented by
72826/14
05/11/2014
Jenő FOCK
24/02/1950
Telki
György MAGYAR
4240/15
15/01/2015
Zsolt NYÁRI
28/03/1980
Budapest
György MAGYAR
Full & Egal Universal Law Academy