Case: case_220

Atomic Facts:
[{"fact_id": "F001", "text": "The applicant party, the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP), is a parliamentary political party in the Republic of Moldova.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE"]}, {"fact_id": "F002", "text": "The Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) was in opposition at the time of the events described in the case.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE"]}, {"fact_id": "F003", "text": "Towards the end of 2001, the Moldovan government made public its intention to make the study of the Russian language compulsory in schools for children aged seven and over.", "source_paragraph": 9, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. The background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F004", "text": "The Moldovan government's initiative to make Russian language study compulsory prompted vehement criticism from the opposition.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. The background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F005", "text": "The Moldovan government's initiative to make Russian language study compulsory generated a heated public debate.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. The background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F006", "text": "On 26 December 2001, the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) informed Chișinău Municipal Council of its intention to hold a meeting with its supporters on 9 January 2002.", "source_paragraph": 11, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. The background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F007", "text": "The meeting planned by the CDPP parliamentary group for 9 January 2002 was to be held in Great National Assembly Square, in front of the government buildings.", "source_paragraph": 11, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. The background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F008", "text": "The CDPP parliamentary group stated that the meeting planned for 9 January 2002 would relate to the introduction of the compulsory study of Russian in schools.", "source_paragraph": 11, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. The background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F009", "text": "The CDPP parliamentary group relied on section 22 of the Status of Members of Parliament Act of 7 April 1994, arguing that it did not require members of parliament to obtain prior authorisation for meetings with their supporters.", "source_paragraph": 11, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. The background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F010", "text": "By a decision of 3 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council classified the gathering to be held on 9 January 2002 as a 'demonstration' within the meaning of sections 4, 8, 12 and 13 of the Assemblies Act of 21 June 1995.", "source_paragraph": 12, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F011", "text": "By a decision of 3 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council authorised the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) to hold the gathering on 9 January 2002 in National Opera Square rather than Great National Assembly Square.", "source_paragraph": 12, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F012", "text": "Chișinău Municipal Council's decision of 3 January 2002 did not give any reasons for the change of location from Great National Assembly Square to National Opera Square.", "source_paragraph": 12, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F013", "text": "On 23 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council addressed a letter to the Ministry of Justice informing it that there was a discrepancy between the provisions of the Status of Members of Parliament Act and those of the Assemblies Act.", "source_paragraph": 13, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F014", "text": "In its letter of 23 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council informed the Ministry of Justice that it did not know which of the two Acts — the Status of Members of Parliament Act or the Assemblies Act — to apply.", "source_paragraph": 13, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F015", "text": "In its letter of 23 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council stated that a number of reputable lawyers supported the idea that CDPP members of parliament had the right to hold meetings with their supporters in Great National Assembly Square without obtaining prior authorisation, in accordance with sections 22 and 23 of the Status of Members of Parliament Act.", "source_paragraph": 13, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F016", "text": "In its letter of 23 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council cited the opinion of an ombudsman who considered that, since section 23 of the Status of Members of Parliament Act proclaimed the right of members of parliament to raise demands on the spot for action to remedy a breach of the law, the CDPP members of parliament were entitled to raise their demands for the cessation of the alleged breaches concerning the introduction of compulsory Russian lessons in front of the government building.", "source_paragraph": 13, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F017", "text": "The ombudsman's opinion noted that the government building also housed the Ministry of Education, which was relevant to the CDPP members of parliament's right to raise demands there.", "source_paragraph": 13, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F018", "text": "In its letter of 23 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council requested the Ministry of Justice to ask Parliament for an official interpretation of the legislation in question.", "source_paragraph": 13, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F019", "text": "On 26 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council issued a decision noting that the provisions of domestic legislation were contradictory in respect of the demonstrations organised by the CDPP and that the opinions of legal experts were contradictory.", "source_paragraph": 14, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F020", "text": "In its decision of 26 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council stated that it had formally requested the Ministry of Justice to ask Parliament for an official and urgent interpretation of the relevant legislation.", "source_paragraph": 14, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F021", "text": "In its decision of 26 January 2002, Chișinău Municipal Council suspended its decision of 3 January 2002 until Parliament had given its official interpretation of the relevant legislation.", "source_paragraph": 14, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. The decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F022", "text": "On 9 January 2002, the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) held a gathering in Great National Assembly Square, in front of government headquarters.", "source_paragraph": 15, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "3. The gatherings held by the CDPP members of parliament"]}, {"fact_id": "F023", "text": "The parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CD

Fact Mapping:
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Conclusion:
{"violated": true, "elements": {"scope": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implied"}, "scope_assembly_exists": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implied"}, "scope_participation": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implied"}, "scope_peaceful": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "explicit"}, "interference": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "explicit"}, "prescribed_by_law": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implicit"}, "prescribed_by_law_foreseeable": {"conclusion": null, "discussed": "explicit"}, "prescribed_by_law_accessible": {"conclusion": null, "discussed": "not_discussed"}, "prescribed_by_law_safeguards": {"conclusion": null, "discussed": "not_discussed"}, "legitimate_aim": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "implicit", "aims": []}, "necessity": {"conclusion": "no", "discussed": "explicit"}, "positive_obligation": {"conclusion": null, "discussed": "not_discussed"}}}