Q. Communication Ho. 410/1990. Csaba Parkanvi v. Hungary (views adopted on 27 July 1992. at the forty-fifth session)* Submitted by: Csaba Parkanyi Alleged victim; The author State party; Hungary pate of communication: 15 January 1990 Date of decision on admissibility: 22 March 1991 The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Meeting on 27 July 1992, Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 410/1990, submitted to the Human Rights Committee by Csaba Parkanyi under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Having taken into account all written information made available to it by the author of the communication and by the State party. Adopts its views under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol. Facts as submitted by the author 1, The author of the communication, dated 15 January 1990, is Csaba Parkanyi, a Hungarian citizen and resident of the city of Siofok, at the time of submission serving a prison sentence at the Budapest Penitentiary, but subsequently released by virtue of an amnesty. He claims to be the victim of violations by Hungary of articles 9, 10 and 11 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Optional Protocol entered into force for Hungary on 7 December 1988. 2.1 In 1980, the author became the managing director of the Building Cooperative Joint Venture of the city of Siofok. For several years, he led the company to prosperity, but a general economic downturn towards the end of ig84 seriously affected performance. At approximately the same time, the local party committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' party initiated an investigation, against him and the company. According to the author, this investigation was conducted with a view to removing him from his position, 2.2 In August 1986, the director of one of the company's departments was arrested on charges of fraud and embezzlement of funds. On 3 September 1986, the author was arrested and charged with being an accessory to fraud and embezzlement. The author claims that the activities of the department under * An individual opinion submitted by Mr. Bertil Wennergren is appended. -317-