The complainants alleged they were victims of arbitrary deprivation of liberty because of their custody in the Winner during 13 days under the supervision of French military forces, then their custody - for two days for some three days for others - on their arrival in Brest. Invoking Article 5 § 1 (right to liberty and security), they denounced the illegality of their deprivation of liberty, including under international law.
I ricorrenti sostenevano di essere stati vittime di privazione arbitraria della loro libertà e di sequestro sul “Winner” per 13 giorni sotto la sorveglianza di forze militari francesi, poi di arresto preventivo all’arrivo a Brest, alcuni per 10 giorni, altri per 3 giorni.