Did the applicants have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charge against them, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?

H ampson ,   Counsel , Ms   A. R eidy , Mr   O. B aydemir , Ms   R. Y alçindağ, Mr   M. K ilavuz ,   Advisers .

In terms of the circumstances precluding the application of a less stringent measure to the applicants, the court cited the gravity of the charges, the severity of the penalty they faced, the “cynicism

H ampson , Mr   O. B aydemir , Ms   R. Y alçindağ, Mr   M. K ilavuz ,   Advisers .   The Court heard addresses by Ms Reidy and Mr Özmen. 5.