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Paul Lemmens, President, Valeriu Griţco, Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström, judges, and Hasan Bakırcı, Deputy Section Registrar,
The Government argued that, when the application was initially lodged on 15 December 2009, the applicant's representatives had failed to submit a letter of authority. They claimed that the duly completed and signed letter of authority was submitted subsequently on 20 December 2010, and that therefore, in their view, the applicant failed to lodge his application within the six-�month time-limit.
It follows that the application was submitted within the six-month time-limit and, accordingly, the Court dismisses the Government's preliminary objection.
Holds that there has been a violation of Article 5 § 4 of the Convention on account of the lack of opportunity to appear before a court to challenge the lawfulness of detention;
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, within three months the following amounts, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement:
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