KAHADAWA ARACHCHIGE AND OTHERS v. CYPRUS - 16870/11 (Judgment : No Article 5 - Right to liberty and security : Third Section)

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

Helena Jäderblom, President, Dmitry Dedov, Pere Pastor Vilanova, Alena Poláčková, Georgios A. Serghides, Jolien Schukking, María Elósegui, judges, and Stephen Phillips, Section Registrar,

. On 18 January 2011 a Cypriot lawyer acting on behalf of the applicants sent two letters by fax to the Minister of the Interior, referring to the letters of 14 January 2011 sent to the applicants. He objected to the deportation of the first and second applicants; he also requested a review of the decision taken with regard to the third applicant. The lawyer requested a meeting to discuss the matter with the above-mentioned Minister.

. The applicants were included on the authorities' "stop list" (a register of individuals whose entry into and exit from Cyprus is banned or subject to monitoring).

. Under Regulation 9(4) of the Aliens and Immigration Regulations of 1972, an entry permit can be revoked by the Minister of the Interior provided that its holder is given at least fourteen days' notice. If the holder is found ( ανακαλυφθῇ ) to be a prohibited immigrant or to have violated the terms and conditions of his entry permit, revocation may be implemented immediately.