Communicated on 27 September 2017
THIRD SECTION
Application no. 41462/17
Montserrat LAGUNA GUZMAN
against Spain
lodged on 29 May 2017
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The application concerns the use of force by the police in order to disperse a peaceful demonstration which took place without prior authorisation.
QUESTIONS tO THE PARTIES
1. Has there been a violation of the applicant’s right to freedom of peaceful assembly, contrary to Article 11 of the Convention (see, by way of comparison, Kudrevicius and Others v. Lithuania, [GC] 15 October 2015, application no. 37553/05)?
2. In particular, were the measures taken by the police – and endorsed by the Audiencia Provincial of Valladolid – necessary in terms of Article 11 § 2?
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