It also noted that in the course of the trial the applicant had pretended that for health reasons he could not attend the trial and thereby attempted to evade prosecution.

; –     the trial of a defendant after extensive and prejudicial pre-trial publicity; –     the trial of a defendant after the loss or destruction of relevant material by the prosecution

At those hearings the applicant made his pleadings orally before the trial court and requested to be released pending trial.

During the pre-trial investigation, K. and J. were questioned on 16   February 1997 and on 19 January 1997, respectively.

    Length of pre-trial detention and length of proceedings The applicant complained about the length of his pre ‑ trial detention.

    The applicant stood trial before the Ladyzhyn Court. 8.

He remained in custody pending investigation and trial. 6.     On 19 April and 14 July 2006 his pre-trial detention was extended.

    At the time the parties exchanged their observations (March 2021) the applicant was still in detention pending trial.

in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements his conviction was based     44839/22* 15/

in view of restrictions on the right to examine witnesses - inability to cross-examine in the trial the police officers on whose written statements the applicant’s conviction was based.

    The trial was eventually started on 9   July 2009. Subsequently, the trial court held ten further hearings by the end of 2009. 17.

within a reasonable time or to release pending trial.

was unable to attend trial.

In the course of the pre-trial investigation no.

right to marry during the trial.

In the course of the pre-trial investigation and of the trial the courts extended the applicant’s detention on remand on twenty occasions in total.

Albania - 52048/16 Judgment 21.2.2023 [Section III] Article 5 Article 5-3 Reasonableness of pre-trial detention Domestic courts’ failure to give relevant and sufficient reasons justifying applicant’s pre-trial

Everyone arrested or detained in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1   (c) of this Article shall be ... entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release pending trial.

by him during both the preliminary investigation stage and the trial. 14.