CEDH · CASELAW;RESOLUTIONS;MERITS;ENG — 15 avril 1999

.s3ABFC313 { font-size:10pt } .sFE10DC93 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center } .s3CA22BA { font-family:Arial; text-transform:uppercase } .s9BD1BAAD { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:22pt; text-align:center } .sFCACDBC6 { margin-top:22pt; margin-bottom:10pt; text-align:center } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .s40283553 { margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:8pt; text-align:center } .s55B2EA68 { margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:center; line-height:150% } .sD622F424 { margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:32pt; text-align:center } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } .s5BB93D78 { margin-top:32pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:36pt } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s810C3978 { margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:36pt } .s47E2B0C6 { margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt }     INTERIM resolution DH   (99) 262 HUMAN RIGHTS APPLICATION No. 28190/95 POOLE AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 15 April 1999 at the 666th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies) The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article   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 on 9 September 1998 by the European Commission of Human Rights in accordance with Article 31 of the Convention relating to the application lodged on 26   July 1995 by an United Kingdom national, Mr   Ian Poole, against the United Kingdom; Whereas on 28 October 1998 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, of the Convention has elapsed without the case having been brought before the European Court of Human Rights in pursuance of Article   48 of the Convention; Whereas in his application, declared admissible by the Commission on 2 July 1997, the applicant complained of the unlawfulness of his detention for failure to pay community charge (poll tax), of the absence of a right to compensation in this respect and of the lack of legal aid in the proceedings having led to his imprisonment; Whereas in its report the Commission expressed, unanimously, the opinion that there had been a violation of Article   5, paragraphs   1 and 5, of the Convention and of Article 6, paragraphs 1 and 3. c , of the Convention; Whereas at the 666th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies, the Committee of Ministers, having voted in accordance with the provisions of Article 32, paragraph 1, of the Convention, and agreed with the opinion expressed by the Commission, held, by a decision adopted on 15 April 1999, that there had been in this case a violation of Article   5, paragraphs   1 and 5, of the Convention and of Article 6, paragraphs 1 and 3. c , of the Convention, Authorises the publication of the report adopted by the Commission in this case; Decides to pursue the examination of the present case, in accordance with Article   32 of the Convention with a view to adopting the final resolution.