MAKARATZIS v. GREECE JUDGMENT 1 In the case of Makaratzis v. Greece, The European Court of Human Rights, sitting as a Grand Chamber composed of: Mr L. WILDHABER, President, Mr C.L. ROZAKIS, Mr J.-P. COSTA, Mr G. RESS, Sir Nicolas BRATZA, Mr G. BONELLO, Mr R. TÜRMEN, Mrs F. TULKENS, Mrs V. STRÁŽNICKÁ, Mr P. LORENZEN, Mrs N. VAJIĆ, Mrs M. TSATSA-NIKOLOVSKA, Mrs H.S. GREVE, Mr A. KOVLER, Mr V. ZAGREBELSKY, Mrs A. MULARONI, Mr K. HAJIYEV, judges, and Mr P.J. MAHONEY, Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 30 June and 17 November 2004, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on the lastmentioned date: PROCEDURE 1. The case originated in an application (no. 50385/99) against the Hellenic Republic lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights (“the Commission”) under former Article 25 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a Greek national, Mr Christos Makaratzis (“the applicant”), on 2 June 1998. 2. The applicant, who had been granted legal aid, complained, under Articles 2, 3 and 13 of the Convention, that the police officers who had tried to arrest him had used excessive firepower against him, putting his life at risk. He further complained of the absence of an adequate investigation into the incident. 3. The application was transmitted to the Court on 1 November 1998, when Protocol No. 11 to the Convention came into force (Article 5 § 2 of Protocol No. 11). It was registered on 18 August 1999.