They had failed to do so. The Court considered it highly relevant that this was not the first case against Bulgaria in which it had found that law enforcement officers had subjected Roma to violence resulting in death.
La Cour a jugé extrêmement significatif que ce ne fût pas la première affaire dirigée contre la Bulgarie dans laquelle elle avait constaté que des agents de la force publique avaient soumis des Roms à des violences ayant entraîné la mort.