The Iraqi police service had melted away; the few security guards who remained were old and incapable; and the Iraqi armed forces had been captured, disbanded or deserted.

Two questions were put to the experts. 12.

; drew a legal conclusion from facts which, on the one hand, had       definitely been decided by the previous instance ... and, on the       other, were

The lawyers were given leave by the President of the Grand Chamber, Mrs Palm, to use the German language (Rule 34 § 3). 4.

They were all represented by the same lawyer. Their opponents in these proceedings were, inter alia, the COTG and the LSV.

The applicant submits that he was not aware that criminal proceedings were pending against him when he received the decision of the District Administrative Authority.

The prosecution argued that they were necessary to assess the applicant's personality in order to determine the sentence if he were convicted, and that they could support the prosecution's allegation that

were not applied in his case.

   The applicant company complains under Article 6 paras. 1 and 3 (b) of the Convention that its defence rights were too restricted in the proceedings at issue.

    According to the Government, officers from a Moscow police station were informed by passers-by that a group of people were chanting slogans and holding posters with obscene words near the

In this case, in particular, police officers were hurt as well. Though they tried to shoot stop-cartridges in the air, they were attacked and some were hit and beaten up by the Gypsies.

By doing this the planners proved how "scientific" they were.

       The applicant's parents were killed by the army when he was eight years old and he was then adopted by a Muslim family.

The applicants were represented by Counsel.

        The Government's written observations were submitted on 14 June 1995.   The applicant replied on 4 September 1995.   THE LAW   1.

They first challenged the applicants’ status as victims, asserting that the suspended sentences had not imposed any obligations or restrictions on the applicants and that therefore the applications were

Mehrens, Ministerialrat, Ministry for Culture of Lower Saxony, as advisers.   10.

Werner XBI..., demeurant tous deux à Frankfurt Am Main (RFA), 83, Alt Sossenlseim, ou même ville 29, Im Mitterelen Land, 31°/ M.

In this case, notably, police officers were hurt as well. Though they tried to shoot plastic bullets into the air, they were attacked and some were struck and beaten up by the Gypsies.