M.N. v. HUNGARY - 48139/16 (Article 5 - Right to liberty and security : Fifth Section Committee)

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting as a Committee composed of:

Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström , President , Lado Chanturia, Mattias Guyomar , judges , and Sophie Piquet, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

the application (no. 48139/16 ) against Hungary lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention") on 10 August 2016 by an Afghan national, Mr M. N., born in 1995 and living in Telfs ("the applicant") who was represented by Ms B. Pohárnok, a lawyer practising in Budapest;

the decision to give notice of the application to the Hungarian Government ("the Government"), represented by their Agent, Mr Z. Tallódi, of the Ministry of Justice;

During the asylum interview, held on 26 November 2015, the applicant gave an account of his health problems and complained of the detention conditions. He also explained that he had paid the smugglers to take him to Germany but that he had been dropped off earlier, presumably in Serbia. Subsequently, he submitted repeated requests for his release and complained of his poor health.