Item 49 - Case of Taş v. Turkey (Application no 24396/94), Judgment

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Published judgment in the Beşir Taş case (A44/43/1/55). On 14 November 2000, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Turkish Government was liable for the death of Muhsin Taş (6 votes to 1), The Court held: that there has been a violation of Article 2 of the Convention on account of the failure of the authorities of the respondent State to conduct an effective investigation into the circumstances of the death of Muhsin Taş (unanimous); that there had been no violation of Article 3 in respect of Muhsin Taş (unanimous); that there has been a violation of Article 3 of the Convention in respect of Beşir Taş (unanimous); that there had been a violation of Article 5 §§ 1, 3, 4 and 5 (6 votes to 1); and that there had been a violation of Article 13 (6 votes to 1). The Turkish Government were ordered to pay Muhsin Taş’s heirs £20,000 sterling in non-pecuniary damages and to pay Beşir Taş £10,000 sterling in non-pecuniary damages and £14,795 sterling in legal fees and expenses (less 9,700 French francs awarded in legal aid). The full judgment is available for viewing at https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/?i=001-58976

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