Article 6 Criminal - Right to a fair trial

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Abo v. Türkiye, no. 3772/17

13/11/25

Allegation of unfair proceedings concerning the applicant’s application to reopen criminal proceedings, following the Court’s finding of violation of Article 6 in a previous case.
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Vasile Rusu v. Romania, no. 53021/20

04/11/25

Examination in absentia of the applicant’s appeal because of Court of Appeal’s alleged failure to properly summon him and due to travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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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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