CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 27 janvier 2025

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s10950C61 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:justify } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .s6B505E72 { margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt } .s5E8F5A28 { margin-top:14pt; margin-left:25.5pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:justify; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } .sFBC99493 { font-style:italic } .s5FFF0A75 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt } .s32563E28 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt } .s25D5DE94 { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:7pt } Published on 17 February 2025   FIFTH SECTION Applications nos. 47086/18 and 34090/23 Pavlo Volodymyrovych ENZOVIT against Ukraine and Vitaliy Sergiyovych SYOMAK against Ukraine lodged on 21 September 2018 and 25 August 2023 respectively communicated on 27 January 2025   SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASES The applications mainly concern the applicants’ right to legal assistance under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention. Application no. 47086/18 Enzovit v. Ukraine The applicant was convicted of murder. Final decision: Supreme Court, 24   April 2018. The applicant made a number of incriminating statements to the police prior to him being provided with access to a lawyer. A key element of direct evidence against the applicant cited by the domestic courts was the evidence of Mr Y. (the only eyewitness to the relevant events) who was examined during pre-trial investigation but not during the trial. Application no. 34090/23 Syomak v. Ukraine The applicant was convicted of unlawful distribution of drugs (amphetamine). Final decision: Supreme Court, 4 May 2023. Prior to his formal arrest and prior to being advised of the rights to a lawyer and to remain silent, the applicant made a certain number of statements documenting his “voluntarily surrender” of drugs to the police.       QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES Did the applicants have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charges against them, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and in the light of the procedural guarantees afforded by: (a)     in applications nos. 47086/18 and 34090/23, Article 6 § 3 (c) of the Convention and, (b)     in application no. 47086/18, also Article   6   §   3   (d) of the Convention, notably on account of the admission of the evidence of Mr   Y.?