Facts: the applicant was a French national of 75 years old who was serving his time in prison. He had to undergo a surgery so he was transferred to the hospital but was handcuffed and chained by the ankle during all his stay at the hospital.
Complaint: the applicant claimed that the conditions of his stay at the hospital constituted inhuman conditions which amounted to ill-treatment, assault and torture, in violation of Article 3 of the Convention.
Holding: the French authorities' treatment of the applicant vviolated Article 3 of the Convention
Reasoning: the applicant did not pose such a danger as to justify the conditions of his hospitalization, namely attaching him to his hospital bed and keeping police officers out of the room.
