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Forcing a catheter into a DUI suspect for the purpose of obtaining a urine sample – after blood samples had already been taken – amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday, ordering Hungary to pay the man nearly $14,000 in damages.

STRASBOURG – Forcing a catheter into a DUI suspect for the purpose of obtaining a urine sample – after blood samples had already been taken – amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday, ordering Hungary to pay the man nearly $14,000 in damages.

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