B.U. v. THE CZECH REPUBLIC - 9264/15 (Judgment : Article 3 - Prohibition of torture : Fifth Section)

Art 3 (procedural and substantive) -� Ineffective investigation into asylum seeker's allegations of ill-treatment by police while detained at airport -� Court unable to conclude beyond reasonable doubt, partly due to investigation shortcomings, that use of force to restrain applicant was excessive

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 (Fifth Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

the application (no. 9264/15 ) against the Czech Republic lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention") by a Turkish national, Mr B.Ü. ("the applicant"), on 17 February 2015;

the decision to give notice to the Czech Government ("the Government") of the complaints raised under Article 3 of the Convention;