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This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of
The case originated in an application (no. 38544/97) against the Republic of Austria lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights (“the Commission”) under former Article 25 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by two Austrian nationals, Mr Ludwig Weh and Mrs Evi Weh (“the applicants”), on 8 August 1997.
The applicants were represented by the first applicant, a lawyer practising in Bregenz. The Austrian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Ambassador H. Winkler, Head of the International Law Department at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The applicants alleged, inter alia , that the first applicant's right to remain silent and not to incriminate himself had been breached in criminal proceedings against him.
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