Case: case_541

Atomic Facts:
[{"fact_id": "F001", "text": "The applicants are members and/or sympathisers of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP).", "source_paragraph": 5, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE"]}, {"fact_id": "F002", "text": "The Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) is a parliamentary political party in the Republic of Moldova.", "source_paragraph": 5, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE"]}, {"fact_id": "F003", "text": "The Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) was in opposition at the time of the events.", "source_paragraph": 5, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE"]}, {"fact_id": "F004", "text": "Towards the end of 2001, the Government of Moldova made public its intention to make the study of the Russian language compulsory in schools for children aged seven and over.", "source_paragraph": 6, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. Background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F005", "text": "The Government of Moldova's initiative to make the study of the Russian language compulsory in schools prompted vehement criticism from the opposition.", "source_paragraph": 7, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. Background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F006", "text": "The Government of Moldova's initiative to make the study of the Russian language compulsory in schools generated a heated public debate.", "source_paragraph": 7, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. Background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F007", "text": "On 26 December 2001, the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) informed Chişinău Municipal Council of its intention to hold a meeting with its supporters on 9 January 2002.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. Background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F008", "text": "The meeting intended by the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) was to be held in the Square of the Great National Assembly, in front of the Government buildings.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. Background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F009", "text": "The parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) stated that the meeting would relate to the introduction of the compulsory study of Russian in schools.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. Background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F010", "text": "The parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) relied on section 22 of the Status of Members of Parliament Act, which according to the CDPP did not require members of Parliament to obtain prior authorisation for meetings with their supporters.", "source_paragraph": 8, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "1. Background to the case"]}, {"fact_id": "F011", "text": "By a decision of 3 January 2002, Chişinău 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.", "source_paragraph": 9, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F012", "text": "By a decision of 3 January 2002, Chişinău Municipal Council authorised the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) to hold the gathering in the Square of the National Opera rather than the Square of the Great National Assembly.", "source_paragraph": 9, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F013", "text": "Chişinău Municipal Council did not give any reasons for the change of location from the Square of the Great National Assembly to the Square of the National Opera.", "source_paragraph": 9, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F014", "text": "On 23 January 2002, Chişinău 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": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F015", "text": "Chişinău Municipal Council informed the Ministry of Justice that it did not know which of the Status of Members of Parliament Act or the Assemblies Act to apply.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F016", "text": "Chişinău Municipal Council stated that a number of reputable lawyers supported the idea that the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) members of Parliament had the right to hold meetings with their supporters in the Square of the Great National Assembly without obtaining prior authorisation, in accordance with sections 22 and 23 of the Status of Members of Parliament Act.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F017", "text": "Chişinău 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 Christian Democratic People's Party (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": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F018", "text": "The Ombudsman considered that the Government building also housed the Ministry of Education, which was relevant to the CDPP members of Parliament raising their demands there.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F019", "text": "Chişinău Municipal Council requested the Ministry of Justice to ask Parliament for an official interpretation of the legislation in question regarding the discrepancy between the Status of Members of Parliament Act and the Assemblies Act.", "source_paragraph": 10, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F020", "text": "On 26 January 2002, Chişinău Municipal Council issued a decision noting that the provisions of domestic legislation were contradictory in respect of the demonstrations organised by the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) and that the opinions of legal experts were contradictory.", "source_paragraph": 11, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F021", "text": "In its decision of 26 January 2002, Chişinău 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": 11, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F022", "text": "In its decision of 26 January 2002, Chişinău Municipal Council suspended its decision of 3 January 2002 until Parliament had given its official interpretation of the relevant legislation.", "source_paragraph": 11, "section_path": ["THE FACTS", "I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE", "2. Decisions of the Municipal Council"]}, {"fact_id": "F023", "text": "On 9 January 2002, the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP) held a gathering in the Square of the Great National Assem

Fact Mapping:
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Conclusion:
{"violated": true, "elements": {"scope": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "explicit"}, "scope_assembly_exists": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "explicit"}, "scope_participation": {"conclusion": "yes", "discussed": "explicit"}, "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": "implied"}, "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"}}}