INCAL JUDGMENT OF 9 JUNE 1998 3 Sir John Freeland, Mr L. Wildhaber, Mr P. Kūris, Mr J. Casadevall and Mr V. Toumanov (Rule 51 § 2 (c)). Subsequently Mr Bernhardt replaced, as President of the Grand Chamber, Mr Ryssdal, who was unable to take part in the further consideration of the case, and Mr R. Macdonald, substitute judge, became a full member; subsequently Mr Macdonald and Mrs Palm, being likewise unable to take part in the further consideration of the case, were replaced by Mr A.N. Loizou and Mr E. Levits respectively (Rules 21 § 6, 24 § 1 and 51 § 6). 7. In accordance with the President’s decision, the hearing took place in public in the Human Rights Building, Strasbourg, on 25 February 1998. The Court had held a preparatory meeting beforehand. There appeared before the Court: (a) for the Government Mr M. ÖZMEN, Mr A. KAYA, Mr S. ÇAYCI, Mrs S. EMINAĞAOĞLU, Mrs M. GÜLŞEN, Ms A. EMÜLER, Ms A. GÜNYAKTI, co-Agent, Advisers; (b) for the Commission M. G. RESS, Delegate; (c) for the applicant Mr İ. INCAL, Mr G. DINÇ, of the İzmir Bar, Applicant, Counsel. The Court heard addresses by Mr Ress, Mr Dinç, Mr Incal, Mr Özmen and Mr Çaycı. 8. Mr Walsh died on 9 March 1998. AS TO THE FACTS I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE 9. Mr İbrahim Incal, a Turkish national born in 1953, lives in İzmir. A lawyer by profession, he was at the material time a member of the executive committee of the İzmir section of the People’s Labour Party (“the HEP”).