16 January 2019
"In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Mãtãsaru v. the Republic of Moldova (application no. 69714/16) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights."
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See: MOLDOVA-ECHR: Activist’s conviction for using sculptures of genitals to protest against corruption was “manifestly disproportionate” (press release, pdf):
"The case concerned the applicant’s conviction for demonstrating in front of the Prosecutor General’s Office with obscene sculptures. His sculptures likening public officials to genitals were intended to draw attention to corruption and political control over the Prosecutor’s Office. The courts found that his actions had been “immoral” and offensive for the senior prosecutors and politicians he had targeted. He was given a two-year suspended prison sentence."
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