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Appeal regarding a protective measure after a public encounter

Anonymized summary · Document examined: appeal against precautionary measure

One appeal challenged a precautionary prohibition of approach and communication agreed upon after an encounter between people who had been in a relationship. The defence questioned the motivation and assessment of the risk.

What was proposed

The letter referred to the circumstances of the meeting and previous communications. They are elements whose interpretation was discussed; The fact of going to a public place is not presented here as test that there could be no risk.

Keys to understand the case

The interest of the case is to distinguish the precautionary examination from the final criminal decision. The review includes a challenge without assuming the reproaches directed at the other party as proven facts. Nor does it maintain that the absence of a recording or a medical report alone prevents protection from being granted.

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