Greek court was right to deny access to information, says European top court
By Emil Weber
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decided on 29th August 2017 to back a domestic court decision in Greece. The court had refused a private citizen’s access to information request concerning a private litigation judgement involving two public figures.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg (photo: Nicoleon, Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mr. Dimitris Sioutis, in summer 2013, had read on a news website about a slander case which had obliged a businessman to pay 150,000 Euros in damages to a Member of Parliament. Mr. Sioutis then lodged a request to the…
