ABSTRACT
Mr Emanuele Triggiani was a bank employee. He was arrested on 18 August 1975, under an arrest warrant dated 14 August 1975, issued by the Rome investigating judge, on charges of fraud, forgery and use of forged documents, and criminal association. He was suspended from his job on 12 September 1978 and dismissed in November 1978. The case led to marriage difficulties and his wife sought a divorce; separation was pronounced on 27 July 1977. On 30 September 1981 the applicant was acquitted for lack of evidence. The judgment was filed with the court registry on 11 November 1981. The applicant appealed against the decision, believing that he should be totally cleared of suspicion. By judgment of 28 October 1987, the Rome Court of Appeal declared the applicant not guilty of the offences with which he had been charged. The judgment became final on 1 November 1987. He complained, inter alia, of the length of the proceedings. Comm found unanimously V 6(1).
