Article 6 Criminal - Right to a fair trial

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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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Anna Maria Ciccone v. Italy, no. 21492/17

05/06/25

Appellate court’s refusal to summon experts whose oral statements before the first instance court were decisive for the appellate court’s decision to overturn the applicant’s first-instance acquittal.
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