CEDH · PRESS;CHAMBERJUDGMENTS;ENG — 13 février 2001

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France (39779/98 and 39781/98)   Violation of Article 5 § 3 Philippe Gombert and Jacques Gochgarian, both French nationals, complained, in particular, about the length of their detention on remand, which lasted, respectively, four years, nine months and seven days and four years, nine months and six days.   The European Court of Human Rights, which found that the length of time during which the applicants were deprived of their liberty was not justified, held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 5 § 3 (right to be brought promptly before a judge) of the European Convention on Human Rights concerning both applicants. As the applicants had not submitted a claim for just satisfaction, the Court made no award concerning any damages.   (2)     Richet v. France (no. 34947/97)             Violations of Articles 5 § 3 and 6 § 1 Guy Richet, a French national, complained about the length of his detention on remand, which lasted four years, eight months and 14 days. He also complained about the length of the criminal proceedings against him, which also lasted four years, eight months and 14 days.   The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 5 § 3 and of Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair trial within a reasonable time) and awarded him 30,000 French francs for non-pecuniary damage.   (3)     Ezzouhdi v. France (no. 47160/99)                Violation of Article 8 Saïd Ezzouhdi, a Moroccan national born in 1970, complained about the decision to impose a definitive prohibition order on him, for repeated drug-related offences, excluding him from French territory.   The European Court of Human Rights noted that, at the time the order was imposed, the applicant’s conviction was for offences primarily concerning the personal use of drugs and that neither this nor his previous convictions in 1993, 1995 and 1997 indicated that he posed a serious threat to public order meriting an exclusion order. Noting that the applicant had lived in France from the age of five, that his family lived in France, that he was educated in France and that he had worked in France, the Court found the imposition of a definitive exclusion order a particularly severe punishment.   The Court held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and rejected the applicant’s claim for just satisfaction.   ***   The Court’s judgments are accessible on its Internet site ( http://www.echr.coe.int ).   Registry of the European Court of Human Rights F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex Contacts:   Emma Hellyer (telephone: (0)3 90 21 42 15) Fax: (0)3 88 41 27 91   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. On 1 November 1998 a full-time Court was established, replacing the original two-tier system of a part-time Commission and Court. [1] Under Article 43 of the European Convention on Human Rights, within three months from the date of a Chamber judgment, any party to the case may, in exceptional cases, request that the case be referred to the 17-member Grand Chamber of the Court.   In that event, a panel of five judges considers whether the case raises a serious question affecting the interpretation or application of the Convention or its Protocols, or a serious issue of general importance, in which case the Grand Chamber will deliver a final judgment. If no such question or issue arises, the panel will reject the request, at which point the judgment becomes final. Otherwise Chamber judgments become final on the expiry of the three-month period or earlier if the parties declare that they do not intend to make a request to refer.