The detention of identified hooligans who are potential instigators of a fight, even if slightly over the time limit for preventive detention, can be lawful if it is the least stringent measure available.
Facts/Procedure
The Applicants are three Danish nationals were born in 1989, 1982 and 1982, respectively.
On 10 October 2009, the Applicants were in Copenhagen to watch a football match between Denmark and Sweden. Police were aware that hooligan groups intended to fight each other so plans were made to prevent those rights...
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