CENTRUM FÖR RÄTTVISA v. SWEDEN JUDGMENT 49 intelligence. If so, the Inspectorate verifies whether the interception and treatment of the information was in accordance with law. The Inspectorate must notify the individual that an investigation has been carried out. A request can be made by legal and natural persons regardless of nationality and residence (see paragraph 46 above). The Inspectorate has the power to decide that the collection of intelligence shall cease or that the intelligence shall be destroyed (paragraph 36). 172. Like in the Kennedy case, the Court is therefore satisfied that the remedy offered by the Foreign Intelligence Inspectorate is not dependent on prior notification. Although the Inspectorate may decide on the discontinuation of intelligence collection or the destruction of intelligence, unlike in Kennedy, it may not order compensation to be paid. However, with regard to compensation per se, the Court is mindful that there is an effective remedy in Sweden in that compensation from the State can be sought through the Chancellor of Justice or the domestic courts (see paragraph 53 above). 173. The Inspectorate examines if the individual’s communications have been intercepted using signals intelligence. However, that examination is limited to the question whether or not the collection of intelligence was in accordance with law. The individual cannot obtain information whether his or her communications have actually been intercepted, only if there has been any unlawfulness. As pointed out by the applicant, the Inspectorate does not give any reasons for its conclusions reached on the issue of lawfulness. In contrast, the Court noted in Kennedy that the publication of the tribunal’s legal rulings enhanced the level of scrutiny afforded to secret surveillance activities in the United Kingdom (see Kennedy, cited above, § 167). Moreover, as the decision of the Inspectorate is final, an individual who is not satisfied with the response from the Inspectorate may not seek review by, for instance, making an appeal to a court. 174. As to the remedies available directly through the FRA, the Court makes the following observations. The FRA is, upon request, required to inform an individual whether personal data concerning him or her has been processed. A request may be submitted once per calendar year. If such data has been treated, the FRA must specify what information on the individual is concerned, from where it was collected, the purpose of the treatment and to which recipients or categories of recipients the personal data has been reported (see paragraph 47 above). The Court notes that such an obligation is well-tailored to lower suspicion and concern among the general public that secret surveillance measures are being abused. 175. However, like the notification requirement, there is no obligation on the FRA to give information if secrecy applies to it. While the FRA’s decisions may be appealed against to the Administrative Court in Stockholm (see paragraph 49 above), the Court has to assume that, like with other aspects of the FRA’s activities, strict secrecy applies and, therefore, no

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