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pingouras v. police - ΠΙΓΓΟΥΡΑΣ V. ΑΣΤΥΝΟΜΙΑΣ
pingouras v. police - ΠΙΓΓΟΥΡΑΣ V. ΑΣΤΥΝΟΜΙΑΣ
DECIDED BY
THE SUPREME COURT OF CYPRUS
ON APPEAL
AND
IN ITSORIGINALJURISDICTION
28ΦΕΒΡΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 1987
[Α. Λ Ο Ί Ζ Ο ν , ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΑΔΗΣ,ΠΙΚΗΣ,ΔΔ.]
ΧΡΙΣΤΟΔΟΥΛΟΣ ΠΙΓΓΟΥΡΑΣ,
Εφεσείων,
ν.
ΑΣΤΥΝΟΜΙΑΣ,
Εφεσίβλητων.
1
Pingouras v. Police (1987)
2
P f o g o u r a s v. P o l i c e
3
P l n g o u r a s v. P o l i c e (1987)
(5) Το ουμπερασμα είναι οτι οι υπο κριοη διατάξεις δεν είναι αντι
συνταγματικές και επομένως ορθά καταδικάστηκε οεφεσείων
Η έφεση απορρίπτεται
4
2C.L.R. Pingouras v. Police A.Lotzoutl.
6
2 C.L.R. Ptngouraev.Police A. Lolzou J.
7
A. Loizou J . Pingourasv.Police (1987)
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2 C.L.R. Pingourasv.Police A. Lolzou J .
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A. Loizou J . Pingouras v.Police (1987)
139τ ο υ Συντάγματος.
Στις σύγχρονες Δημοκρατίες ισχύει σήμερα τ ο αντιπρο
σωπευτικό σύστημα. Ό λ ο ι οι πολίτες του Κράτους έχουν
τ ο δικαίωμα να συμμετέχουν στην άσκηση της πολιτικής
εξουσίας κάτω από τις διάφορεςμορφές της, δηλαδή των 5
αντιπροσώπων των τους οποίους εκλέγουν σεεκλογές σύμ
φωνα με τον εκάστοτε ισχύοντα εκλογικό Νόμο. Έτσι τ ο
εκλογικό α υ τ ό οώμα αποτελεί το σύνολο των πολιτών και
είναι συλλογικά άμεσο όργανο τ ο υ Κράτους.
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2C.L.R. Pingouras v. Republic A. Lolzou J.
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A. Loizou J . Pingouras v.Police (1987)
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2C.L.R. Pingouras v.Police PlklsJ.
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PikisJ. P i n g o u r a s v. R e p u b l i c (1987)
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2 C.L.R. Pingouras v.Republic PlklsJ.
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" AoniMtfim ι· I ktunmift, Ι Ν •(;·'<< ιι, ι ' '•< Ί ? \ Λ Α Μ
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PildsJ. Pingourasv. Republic (1987)
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2C.L.R. Pingouras v.Republic PlklsJ.
Η έφεση απορρίπτεται.
17
Thisi" <m hngli^h translation of the ludgment in Greek appearing atpp 1-17 ante
(1987)
\<)3>7 Febwatx'28
C R I S T O D O U L O S PINGOURAS.
Appellant,
ν
T H E POLICE.
Respondent.
The appellant's defence was that the aforesaid provisions, whereby the
exercise of the electoral nght was made compulsory, offendthe Constitution <^U
and in particular Article 31 thereof which readsas follows
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2 C.L.R. Pingouras v. Republic
(B) Per Pikis, J (4) It is not a task of this Court to make an evaluation in
2G abstracto of the merits of nval legal theones The first question in issue
concerns the interpretationof Article 3 ! in conjunction with the nature ofthe
nghts safeguarded as fundamental by Part II of the Constitution The specific
question is whether the Constitution prohibits the correlation of rights
safeguarded by Part II with the imposition of any obligation fortheir exercise
25 The nghtsafeguarded by Article 31isindividual inthesensethatitrestsin the
person not in agroup of persons
(2) Not only the establishment of nghts as fundamental does not preclude
imposition of an obligation for their exercise, but the entrenchment of some
of such nghts,such as the nght of social secunty (Article 9), presupposes the
30 imposition of such obligations
19
Pingoura» v.Republic (1987)
Appealdismissed.
Casesreferred: 10
Policev.Georghiades(1983)2C.L.R. 33;
Appealagainstconvictionandsentence.
Appeal against conviction and sentence by Christodoulos
Pingouras who was convicted on the 26th June, 1985 at the
District Court of Nicosia (Criminal Case No.14682/84) on one
count of the offence of failing to discharge his electoral duty 20
contrary to sections 2 and 7 of the Village Authorities Law,.
Cap.244 and section 37(1) of the Election of Members of the
HouseofRepresentativesLaw,1979(LawNo.72of1979)andon
anothercountoffailingtodischargehiselectoraldutycontraryto
section 13A(2)oftheVillages(Administrationand Improvement) 25
Law, Cap.243 and section 37(1) of Law 72 of 1979 and was
sentencedbyKronides,S.D.J,topay£10.-fineoneachcount.
Appellantappeared inperson.
R. Gavrielides. Senior Counsel of the Republic, for the
Respondent 3Q
Cur. adv. vult.
Thefollowingjudgmentswereread:
A. LOIZOU, J.: The appellant has been found guilty by the
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2C.L.R. Ptneourasv.Bepubllc A.LoizouJ.
21
A. LoizouJ. Pingourasv. Republic (1987)
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2 C.L.R. Pingourasv.Republic A.Loizou J.
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8C.L.R. Pingaufa*v . Republic A.LoUouJ.
25
A.Loizou J. Pingouras v.Republic (1987)
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2 C.L.R. Pingouras v. Police A.Loizou«J.
27
PlkisJ. Pingourasv.Police (1987)
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2C.L.R. Pingouras v. Police PfUaJ.
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PikUJ. Pingouras v. Police (19871
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2 C.L.R. Pingouras v. Police Pikis J .
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PUU·J. Ptnflouruv.Police (19t7)