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STC 124/2022: Journalist injuries and investigation

Injury and integrity

Constitutional Court · STC 124/2022

Issue examined

The appeal concerns orders issued by Provincial Court and a Barcelona investigating court that agreed to the provisional dismissal of proceedings and file its complaint for a possible offence of injury committed by a public official

Summary published by the Constitutional Court

Violation of the right to effective judicial protection: insufficient investigation of injuries suffered by those who covered, as journalists, the clashes between demonstrations and law enforcement (STC 53/2022).

ECLI:ES:TC:2022:124

The file retains the distinction between violation and alleged violation used by the source. In order to know the judgement, the grounds and the individual votes must be consulted the full resolution.

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