IN THE EUROPEAN COURT
55844/11
OF HUMAN RIGHTS BETWEEN DECLAN HEAVEY Applicant - and THE UNITED KINGDOM Respondent ________________________________________________________ ANNEX TO THE APPLICATION UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ________________________________________________________ CONTENTS Summary Statement of the facts Statement of alleged violations of the Convention and of relevant arguments Statement relevant to Article 35 of the Convention Statement of the object of the application SUMMARY 1. This application concerns a violation of the applicant’s right to respect for his private and family life arising from the interception of his communications by the Security Service (MI5) and/or Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) over a period dating back to September 2003. The applicant also alleges harassment, directed surveillance, the disabling of internet access at home and in public libraries, interference with a website, blog and emails and interception of privileged communications by one or both agencies. 2. The applicant invokes Articles 8 (right to respect for private and family life and correspondence) and 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The applicant submits that the interference with his rights under Article 8 is not prescribed by law, that it does not pursue any of the legitimate aims in Article 8(2), and that the interference is not necessary in a democratic society. He also submits that there was no effective remedy available in respect of the interference, in violation of Article 13. STATEMENT OF THE FACTS 3. The applicant, Mr Declan Heavey, is an Irish national who was born in 1960 and lives in London, England. He is representing himself.
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