FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 6205/20
Zoltán SETÉT
against Hungary
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 17 December 2020 as a Committee composed of:
Krzysztof Wojtyczek, President,
Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos,
Erik Wennerström, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 20 January 2020,
Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicant,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant’s details are set out in the appended table.
The applicant was represented by Ms D.S. Kiss, a lawyer practising in Budapest.
The applicant’s complaint under Article 5 § 3 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of pre-trial detention was communicated to the Hungarian Government (“the Government”).
THE LAW
Complaint under Article 5 § 3 of the Convention (excessive length of pre‑trial detention)
In the present application, having examined all the material before it, the Court considers that for the reasons stated below, this complaint is inadmissible.
In particular, the Court notes that, although the applicant was detained for roughly one year and eight months (see appended table), the national authorities advanced relevant and sufficient reasons for the detention of the applicant, notably fear of his absconding (the applicant, wanted for aggravated robbery, had been apprehended abroad), of collusion (he had exerted pressure on a witness) and repetition of crime (the offence in question had been committed while other prosecutions were ongoing against the applicant). In light of these elements, the measure in question was justified and did not exceed a reasonable duration.
In view of the above, the Court finds that this complaint is manifestly ill‑founded and must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 3 and 4 of the Convention.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Declares the application inadmissible.
Done in English and notified in writing on 21 January 2021.
Liv TigerstedtKrzysztof Wojtyczek
Acting Deputy RegistrarPresident
APPENDIX
Application raising complaints under Article 5 § 3 of the Convention
(excessive length of pre-trial detention)
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Period of detention
Length of detention
6205/20
20/01/2020
Zoltán SETÉT
1985
Kiss Dominika Szilvia
Budapest
28/04/2018 to
13/01/2020
1 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 17 day(s)
Full & Egal Universal Law Academy