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In 1982, 3 persoane ( P. Lambert-critic de art, A. Heringa-profesor de desen, R.

Errera-restaurator de tablouri) organizeaz o expoziie de art contemporan n localurile

fostului mare seminar din Lentia. Denumit Gal-Art 01 , ea se nscrie n cadrul srbtorilor

celei de-a 500-a aniversri a intrrii regiunii Lentia n statul Macarnia. Invitat s participe, M.Levinet, pictor artist, expune aici trei pnze pregtite la faa locului i intitulate Trei zile, trei

rame .

La 3 decembrie 1982, judectorul de instrucie competent dispune s fie ridicate i confiscate

aceste opere, care i se par c intr sub incidena, n special, a art. 215 din Codul penal al

statului Macarnia, privind publicaiile obscene.

La 24 februarie 1983, Tribunalul corecional din regiunea Aharaaplic fiecruia dintre

petiionari o amend. In afar de aceasta, el ordon confiscarea pnzelor pentr a le ncredinaMuzeului de Art i Istorie a regiunii Lentia.

Condamnaii atac decizia, dar Tribunalul regional din Lentia, format n curte de casaie, irespinge la 26 aprilie 1983. Un recurs de nulitate este respins la 26 ianuarie 1984 de ctre Curtea

de Casaie penal.

Sesizat la 29 iunie 1988 de dl. M. Levinet, Tribunalul corecional din regiunea Ahara ordon

restituirea pnzelor la 20 ianuarie 1989; cel interest le recupereaz la puin timp dup.

Petiionarii sesizeaz Curtea European a Drepturilor Omului la 22 iulie 1984. Invocnd art. 10

din CEDO, ei se plng de condamnarea lor penal i de confiscarea pnzelor.

Art. 10 CEDO

1. Orice persoan are dreptul la libertatea de exprimare. Acest drept cuprinde libertatea de opinie

i libertatea de a primi sau de a comunica informaii ori idei fr amestecul autoritilor publice

i fr aine seama de frontiere. Prezentul articol nu mpiedic statele s supun societile de

radiodifuziune, de cinematografie sau de televiziune unui regim de autorizare.

2. Exercitarea acestor liberti, ce comport ndatoriri i responsabiliti, poate fi supus unorformaliti, condiii, restrngeri sau sanciuni prevzute de lege, care constituie msuri necesare,

ntr-o societate democratic, pentru securitatea naional, integritatea teritorial sau sigurana

public, aprarea ordinii i prevenirea infraciunilor, protecia sntii sau a moralei, protecia

reputaiei sau a drepturilor altora, pentru a mpiedica divulgarea de informaii confideniale saupentru a garanta autoritatea i imparialitatea puterii judectoreti.

Art. 215 Cod penal

1. Any person who offers, shows, passes on or makes accessible to a person who is under the ageof 16 pornographic documents, sound or visual recordings, depictions or other articles of a

similar nature or pornographic representations, or broadcasts any of the same on radio or

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television shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary

penalty.

2. Any person who exhibits in public articles or representations as described in Paragraph 1

above or shows or otherwise offers the same unsolicited to others shall be liable to a fine.

Any person who, in advance, draws the attention of visitors to private exhibitions or

performances to their pornographic character shall not commit an offence.

3. Any person who produces, imports, stores, markets, advertises, exhibits, offers, shows, passes

on or makes accessible to others articles or representations as described in Paragraph 1 abovethat that depict sexual acts involving children or animals, human excrement, or acts of violence

shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.

The articles shall be forfeited.

3bis 158 Any person who acquires, possesses or procures via electronic media articles orrepresentations as described in Paragraph 1 above that depict sexual acts involving children oranimals or sexual acts involving violence shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding

one year or to a monetary penalty159.

The articles shall be forfeited.

4. If the offender acts for financial gain, he shall be liable a custodial sentence not exceeding

three years or to a monetary penalty. The custodial sentence must be combined with a monetarypenalty.

5. Objects or recordings as described in Paragraphs 1-3 above shall not be regarded aspornographic if they have a cultural or scientific value that justifies their protection by law.