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Varbanov v Bulgaria

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Varbanov v Bulgaria
   
Issue: Whether Art 5 European Convention was breached by detention on the order of a prosecutor to obtain psychiatric evidence as to whether an application should be made to a court for an order for committal for treatment.
   
Court: ECHR
   
Reference:   Appn 31365/96
   
Judge(s): G Ress (President), A Pastor Riduejo, L Caflisch, J Makarczyk, V Butkevych, M Pellonpaa, S Botoucharova
   
Date: 5 October 2000