During their police custody, both applicants were interrogated in the absence of a lawyer. They were subsequently tried before the Izmir State Security Court.

The report established that his death had been caused by a hemorrhagic pulmonary edema during his hospitalisation following a car accident.

During the questioning the applicant was blackmailed with the destruction of her file if she confessed and threatened by severe ill-treatment by a third person who “knew what to do”.

from entire rape trial in order to protect victim, even though she had given interviews to media about the case: no violation [This case was referred to the Grand Chamber on 12 October 2020] Facts – During

A search carried out during a preliminary police investigation had to be accompanied by adequate and sufficient safeguards ensuring that it was not used as a means of providing the police with compromising

He complains that the indictment was not translated to him, that only direct questions were translated during the trial and that during his subsequent imprisonment he has been kept in solitary confinement

The court did not rely on the applicant’s written confession, but took into account the confession made during the first questioning.

During the proceedings, the second and the third accused pleaded guilty to the charges and refused to answer any further questions.

Finally, one of the applications pertains to the applicant’s inability to examine or have examined the witnesses during the criminal proceedings (see Schatschaschwili v.

According to the applicant, he is not allowed to have physical contact with his family members or communicate with them in private during their visits to him in detention.

On some occasions the applicant was handcuffed during the transfer. On 1 September 2006 the Belokalitvenskiy Town Court of the Rostov Region convicted the applicant of drug trafficking.

At one point during her interview the applicant showed a document, and the TV camera was able to capture N.G.’s name as it appeared on the document.

On 15 August 2016 the applicants were arrested in the Hani district of Diyarbakır during an operation conducted as part of an investigation into charges of membership of a terrorist organisation, the PKK

The evidence against him included recordings of conversations made during the special surveillance operation.

The applicants alleged that during the operation the policemen had used physical force against them and had injured them. On 19 June 2008 a forensic expert examined Ms Dekova, Mr Kosev and Mr Tsekov.

During his apprehension at the event police officers beat him on the torso and extremities.

(record of 18   June 2008); and (iii) self-incriminating statements made during the official visit to the crime scene (record of 19 June 2008).

police officers who had arrested him, alleging that they had ill-treated him during his arrest.

The court’s finding of guilt was based on the following items of evidence: a written statement from the shop owner during the pretrial investigation and read out in evidence during the trial, testimony