The link is to a story where a local council attempted to stop an elderly lady with dementia from going on a cruise. In this instance the CoP found for the human beings. My experience is that it normally finds for the state however bad the arguments for the state happen to be.
The link is in Russian about the imprisonment of Norman Scarth who is actually 85. He has a complex history including a court hearing which found that he used a chainsaw to fight off bailiffs when he was 75. [a court judgment which is disputed see comments] However, that does not justify imprisoning him for 6 months for recording a court hearing (see the link and ask google to translate it if your Russian is not up to it).
It has got into the Argyll News
Because he has been held such that people cannot get to him to sign paperwork an application for a writ of Habeas Corpus was made today. This has been adjourned until next week.
The English judicial system is really not good at responding to major abuses of human rights by the judicial system.
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sounds to me they must havesome money behined them and were able to use/ find a decent solicitor, not a poxy moron....and extremely 'lucky'....bet tehy dnt get their costs back though or comepnsation, never mind anybody jailed for keeping someone prisoner against their will, threats of violence etc....
so lucky in finding that particular judge....but not even a jury? why not just replace ithe whole 'system' with a random lottery type machine? they only costd a few millions apparently, notbillions, but taxpayer's money doesn't count.....
it's not a coincidence that the worse possible scum get into these positions of power in the council or anywhere else in the first place yknow.....
i do hope this couple have the sense to hop off and try claim asylum somewhere b4 being forced back....