CASE OF SHIKSAITOV v. SLOVAKIA (no. 56751/16)
What was at stake
Whether the applicant's detention for extradition was lawful under the right to liberty and security and whether the lack of compensation for unlawful detention breached that right.
What the court decided
The Court found that Slovakia violated the applicant's right to liberty and security by detaining him for extradition without a proper legal basis, and also violated his right to compensation for that unlawful detention. It dismissed the claim for monetary damages but awarded non‑pecuniary damages.
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