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Tsavachidis v. Greece, No. 28802/95, ECtHR (Grand Chamber), 21 January 1999

Abstract

Secret surveillance. Jehovah's Witnesses. Discrimination on religious grounds. Right to private and family life. 

Normative references

Art. 8 ECHR 
Art. 9 ECHR  
Art. 14 ECHR 

Ruling

1. The applicant, a Jehovah's witness, complained that he had been kept under special secret surveillance by Greek intelligence services due to his religious belief. 

1. The ECtHR struck down the case from the list, acknowledging a formal agreement between the Greek government and the applicant, pursuant to which the latter got satisfaction.