Article 6 Criminal - Right to a fair trial

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Helme v. Estonia, no. 3023/22

07/10/25

Conviction of the applicant following his sexually explicit conversations with an undercover police officer posing as a 12-year-old girl in an online chatroom and use of the resulting evidence in criminal proceedings against him.
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Ravier v. France, no. 32324/22

19/06/25

Alleged violation of the presumption of innocence in the Conseil d’État’s decision concerning the applicant’s actions – qualified as “fraudulent manoeuvres” – during his electoral campaign.
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Krpelík v. the Czech Republic, no. 23963/21

12/06/25

Criminal conviction of an intellectually disabled person based on pre-trial statements made in the absence of a lawyer and interpreted as a waiver of his right to be represented, causing non-pecuniary damage in the form of distress and frustration.
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