ÿWPC[ )M*ÑÓcÉañ„‹»-Ó9–qØ“0œIuat‹‘iüõâ fbÔfÜ?~£Ð­¤xœæÓ ÃÌ úÆ6%ž«‚- HIâlÖh‹é˜zGrß?SE4ú›’Ëðç<¡•ÁzÀBÝŠÊJÏ–bj'§¬œWÐWpMø’°ÕÙW”’+¡ä?‹[g ”ç{³'äœ&¡œvÛ¦¿jRÑ'vˆ©Ìž3ñ,!ïÔ‹þyÛHá^:ç'F¨_Ë!êí¬à_.ÖÄm˜Ÿ“U“_¥ÒÑëöÚÙÒFÞ‚„%Ù\]ƒe*rk•«pïêªn€»ØxÏ'H\“¹ ÙÒIÓª<Q)²‚|C„4õ¡3¨°Y TÔZ›0M¢%sàù̃ÑñÜÑÚØúbÖC(èߤm…±æüç‹âO®-7±_÷å<~n–Z×xÔX³éb˜ÓNBøÝjëWàÄ6tËŠæ¨Rùi(£"u~v¤•+ºÊ·@Ü?š¶4û,„ÆÓÃwzø˜mN÷ÙßãŠÈâ3šœx·í;ÍËk«}¹ùSÅTés´o¯|óïºÜê˹yí`À>.¬˜öm€r ¶‹ÄÈg=&µz%ÌÓ ¡&Ÿ¾ê #Á¶UNw %Å 0:Ë^ w4)8 m:QNY˜HP LaserJet 4000 Series PSÈÙØÙÙØÈÙ0&Öd9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,Ôw) K‹k)4 k1`cŸ3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôò òHUMAN€RIGHTS€COMMITTEEÐ ° ÐÌòòI.€S.€v.€HungaryóóÐ „Ô ÐÌCommunication€No.€389/1989Ð X¨ ÐÌ9€November€1990Ð , | ÐÌCCPR/C/40/D/389/1989*Ð  P ÐÌÌADMISSIBILITYó óÐ ¾  ÐÌÌòòòòSubmitted€by:óó€€I.€S.€(name€deleted)Ð zÊ  ÐÌòòAlleged€victimóó:€€The€authorÐ H˜ ÐÌòòState€party€concernedóó:€€HungaryÐ f ÐòòÌDate€of€communicationóó:€€4€December€1989€(date€of€initial€letter)óóÐ ä4 ÐÌÌòòÓ  ÓThe€Human€Rights€Committeeóó,€€established€under€article€28€of€the€International€Covenant€on€CivilÐ í Ðand€Political€Rights,Ð †Ö ÐÌòòMeetingóó€€on€9€November€1990;Ð X¨ ÐÌòòAdoptsóó€€the€following:Ð *z ÐÓWÓÌÌòòÓ  Óò òDecision€on€admissibilityó óóó€Ð å 5 ÐÓ„ÓÌÌÓ  Ó1.€€€The€author€of€the€communication€(initial€submission€dated€4€December€1989€and€subsequentÐ £#ó" Ðcorrespondence)€is€I.€S.,€an€Hungarian€citizen,€presently€imprisoned€at€Budapest.€€He€claims€to€beÐ Œ$Ü# Ðthe€victim€of€a€violation€of€his€human€rights€by€Hungary.€€The€Optional€Protocol€entered€into€forceÐ u%Å $ Ðfor€Hungary€on€7€December€1988.Ð ^&®!% ÐÌ2.1€€€The€author€was€arrested€on€4€January€1986€and€charged€with€attempted€homicide.€€On€30Ð 0(€#' ÐSeptember€1986,€he€was€sentenced€to€12€yearsðð€imprisonment€by€the€Metropolitan€Court;€byÐ )i$( Ðdecision€of€11€February€1987,€the€Supreme€Court€of€Hungary,€confirmed€the€sentence.€€In€OctoberÐ *R%) Ð1988,€the€author€sought€to€have€the€case€re„opened,€but€the€court€of€first€instance€found€that€theÐ ë*;&* Ðgrounds€he€had€submitted€were€insufficient€and€rejected€his€application.Ð Ô+$'+ ÐÌ2.3€€€As€to€the€facts€of€the€case,€the€author€states€that€he€and€his€former€girlfriend€had€beenÐ ¦-ö(- Ðquarreling€for€several€months€and€that€on€27€December€1985€they€decided€to€separate.€€The€authorÐ ° Ðfelt€depressed€because€of€the€separation€and€was€given€sedatives€on€prescription.€€In€an€effort€atÐ ™é Ðreconciliation,€the€author€and€his€friend€decided€to€spend€New€Yearððs€eve€together.€€Since€duringÐ ‚Ò Ðthat€evening€they€Ô_ÔquarrelledÔ_Ô€incessantly,€the€author€decided€to€commit€suicide€with€a€knife,€whichÐ k» Ðhe€had€found€in€the€kitchen.€€The€author€admits€that€at€this€stage,€he€was€unbalanced€already€underÐ T¤ Ðthe€influence€of€sedatives€and€alcohol€he€had€consumed.€€He€left€the€apartment€but€almostÐ =  Ðimmediately€decided€to€return,€so€as€to€commit€suicide€in€front€of€his€friend€and€the€other€guests.€Ð & v ÐWhen€the€mother€of€his€friend€refused€to€let€him€in,€he€forced€his€entry,€upon€which€he€was€allegedlyÐ  _ Ðassaulted€by€the€guests.€€The€author€claims€that€it€was€during€his€attempts€to€fight€off€the€attack€thatÐ ø H Ðhe€accidentally€injured€his€friend€with€the€knife,€which€he€had€held€in€his€had€all€the€time.Ð á 1  ÐÌ2.4€€€The€author€claims€that€the€trial€against€him€was€unfair€and€biased,€noting€that€the€evidenceÐ ³  Ðagainst€him€was€contradictory;€in€particular€the€mother€of€his€ex„girlfriend€is€said€to€have€committedÐ œì  Ðperjury.€€Furthermore,€he€submits€that€his€friend€should€not€have€been€discharged€of€her€obligationÐ …Õ  Ðto€testify€during€the€trial€on€the€ground€that€they€had€been€cohabiting,€since,€at€the€time€of€theÐ n¾  Ðoffence,€they€were€in€fact€no€longer€living€together.€€The€author€states€that€her€testimony€would€haveÐ W§  Ðsupported€his;€€i.e.€that€the€injuries€were€inflicted€accidentally.Ð @ ÐÌ3.1€€€Before€considering€any€claims€contained€in€a€communication,€the€Human€Rights€CommitteeÐ b Ðshall,€in€accordance€with€rule€87€of€its€rules€of€procedure,€decide€whether€or€not€it€is€admissibleÐ ûK Ðunder€the€Optional€Protocol€to€the€Covenant.Ð ä4 ÐÌ3.2€€€The€Committee€has€considered€the€material€submitted€by€the€author.€€It€notes€that€the€authorððsÐ ¶ Ðclaims€relate€primarily€to€the€evaluation€of€evidence€by€the€Hungarian€courts.€€It€reaffirms€that€whileÐ Ÿï Ðarticle€14€of€the€Covenant€guarantees€the€right€to€a€fair€trial,€it€is€for€the€appellate€courts€of€StatesÐ ˆØ Ðparties€to€the€Covenant€to€evaluate€the€facts€and€the€available€evidence€in€a€particular€case.òò€1óó€FromÐ qÁ Ðthe€information€submitted€by€the€author,€the€Committee€has€no€evidence€that€the€Hungarian€courtsÐ Zª Ðdid€not€properly€evaluate€the€evidence€against€him€or€that€they€otherwise€acted€in€ways€that€wouldÐ C“ Ðamount€to€arbitrariness€or€to€a€denial€of€justice.€€In€the€circumstances,€the€Committee€concludes€thatÐ ,| Ðthe€communication€is€inadmissible€as€incompatible€with€the€provisions€of€the€Covenant,€pursuantÐ e Ðto€article€3€of€the€Optional€Protocol.Ð þN ÐÌ4.€€€The€Human€Rights€Committee€therefore€decides:Ð Ð!   ÐÓ-°‚Xr‚,¸ —X°œX-ÓÌ€€(a)€€€that€the€communication€is€inadmissible;Ð ¢#ò" ÐÌ€€(b)€€€that€this€decision€shall€be€communicated€to€the€author€and,€for€information,€to€the€State€party.Ð t%Ä $ ÐÌ[Done€in€English,€French,€Russian€and€Spanish,€the€English€text€being€the€original€version]Ð F'–"& ÐÌ___________Ð )h$( ÐÌòò*óó/€€All€persons€handling€this€document€are€requested€to€respect€and€observe€its€confidential€nature.Ð ê*:&* ÐÌòò1óó/€€See€inadmissibility€decision€adopted€on€8€November€1989€(Communication€No.€369/1989€„€òòÔ_ÔG.S.Ô_ÔÐ ¼, (, Ðv.€Jamaicaóó),€paragraph€3.2