Judgment likely to spark clash with UK government,which has ignored similar rulings from the non-EU European court of human rightsBritain’s blanket ban on prisoners being allowed to vote is expected to be ruled illegal on Tuesday morning by the EU’s highest court, challenging David Cameron’s long defiance of similar human rights rulings.
The judgment expected in the European court of justice in Luxembourg has been brought by a French convicted assassin, or Thierry Delvigne,who claims a ban on him voting in elections, including European elections, and violates the European charter of fundamental rights.
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Source: theguardian.com