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The
investigating
judge
gave
his
reasoned
opinion
as
to
whether
the
wish
of
the
police
officers
to
remain
anonymous
was
justified
;
these
reasons
were
also
found
to
be
justified
by
the
Court
of
Appeal
on
the
grounds
set
out
in
its
judgment
.
Their
shared
opinion
that
the
accusations
and
events
were
such
that
fear
of
violent
repercussions
was
not
unsubstantiated
can
not
be
considered
unreasonable
.
Article
6
(
art
.
6
)
does
not
guarantee
an
unlimited
right
to
question
witnesses
.
It
is
necessary
not
only
to
recognise
the
discretion
of
the
competent
domestic
court
in
maintaining
conformity
with
the
exigencies
of
the
proper
administration
of
justice
,
but
also
to
balance
the
interests
of
the
defence
under
Article
6
(
art
.
6
)
against
the
interests
of
witnesses
protected
by
other
substantive
provisions
of
the
Convention
(
see
the
Doorson
judgment
previously
cited
,
p.
470
,
para
.
70
)
.
Although
in
the
Lüdi
judgment
(
loc
.
cit
.
,
p.
21
,
para
.
49
)
the
Court
considered
the
interest
of
the
police
authorities
in
preserving
the
anonymity
of
their
agents
"
legitimate
"
,
greater
weight
should
be
given
in
this
case
,
as
was
done
by
the
Court
of
Appeal
,
to
the
agents
’
interest
in
the
protection
of
their
lives
and
safety
and
those
of
their
families
(
Articles
2
,
3
,
5
and
8
of
the
Convention
)
(
art
.
2
,
art
.
3
,
art
.
5
,
art
.
8)
.
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