The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 32 (art. 32) of
the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as "the convention"),
Having regard to the report drawn up by the European Commission of
Human Rights relating to the application lodged by Mr Pierre Pannetier
against Switzerland (Application No. 9299/81);
Whereas on 17 September 1985 the Commission transmitted the said
report to the Committee of Ministers and whereas the period of three
months provided for in Article 32, paragraph 1 (art. 32-1), of the
convention has elapsed without the case having been brought before the
European Court of Human Rights, in pursuance of Article 48 (art. 48)
of the convention;
Whereas in his application introduced on 13 February 1981 the
applicant complains mainly of the length of criminal proceedings
lodged against him by the Swiss judicial authorities, alleging a
violation of Article 6, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.d (art. 6-1, art. 6-2,
art. 6-3-d) of the convention;
Whereas the Commission after having declared the application
admissible on 13 March 1984, in its report, after having considered
that the Swiss authorities had implicitly acknowledged and in
substance afforded redress for any damage suffered by the applicant
owing to the length of the proceedings, and that it was not therefore
required to decide whether there had been a breach of Article 6,
paragraph 1 (art. 6-1) of the convention in this case, concluded, by
eleven votes with two abstentions, that the applicant could not claim
to be the victim, within the meaning of Article 25 (art. 25) of the
convention, of a violation by Switzerland of the rights enshrined in
Article 6, paragraph 1 (art. 6-1);
Having regard to the opinion formulated by the Commission,
Decides that in this case the applicant cannot claim, under Article 25
(art. 25) of the convention, to be a victim of a violation by
Switzerland of the rights set forth in Article 6, paragraph 1
(art. 6-1), and that in these conditions no further action is called
for on the part of the Committee of Ministers in this matter.