Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. 80
November 2005
Klein v. Slovakia (dec.) - 72208/01
Decision 8.11.2005 [Section IV]
Article 10
Article 10-1
Freedom of expression
Article criticising Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church: admissible
The applicant, a journalist and film critic, wrote an article published in a weekly, criticising the Slovak Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church who, in a broadcast declaration, had demanded that the film “The People vs. Larry Flynt” and the poster promoting it, be withdrawn as they amounted to profanation of God. The applicant was convicted of defamation and sentenced to pay 15,000 Slovakian korunas (about 375 EUR) in fines. Admissible.
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