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.  The applicant claimed 1,000,000 euros (EUR) in respect of nonpecuniary damage.

.  The Government submitted that the applicant’s right had not been infringed and no compensation should be awarded to him. In any event, they considered the applicant’s claim excessive and suggested that the acknowledgment of a violation would constitute adequate just satisfaction.

.  The Court observes that the applicant spent almost a year in custody, in inhuman and degrading conditions, with insufficient justification. In these circumstances, the Court considers that the applicant’s suffering and frustration cannot be compensated for by a mere finding of a violation alone. Making its assessment on an equitable basis, it awards him EUR 6,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage, plus any tax that may be chargeable on that amount.