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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9799

9 December 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
ECHR rules against United Kingdom over finding DNA

Brussels, 08/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 4 December, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled against the United Kingdom for having kept genetic information on two citizens found innocent by the justice system.

The Court upheld the case brought by two British nationals, who had objected to the authorities of their country keeping their digital and genetic information further to wrangles with the law in 2001. One of them was charged with attempted robbery at the age of 11,...

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