He remained in custody pending investigation and trial. F. and Fr. pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution.

  The trial 1.   First application for release 25.

    The applicant's trial 26.

Preparatory stage of the trial 30 .

In addition, he asked the authorities to examine the circumstances of his case by relying on the evidence produced at the pre-trial and trial stages of the proceedings. 27.

determining the need for a public hearing at stages in the proceedings subsequent to the trial at first instance.

The applicant’s trial and conviction 15 .     The applicant was tried by a jury. At trial, the applicant denied his guilt and insisted that it was K. who had punched and stabbed the victim.

The applicant, who did not attend the trial, was represented by two local lawyers.

During the trial in her criminal case the applicant pleaded not guilty and claimed, inter alia , that her confessions had been obtained by the police by means of ill-treatment and in the absence of a lawyer

At the trial, the victim only referred to his testimony from the pre-trial proceedings, which was read out at the trial, but he answered all the questions given to him.

The professional judges may set aside a jury verdict concluding with the indicted person being found not guilty, if they find that he is undoubtedly guilty (Article 376A) and may also set aside a “guilty

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was guilty.

On 13 February 2004 the Kyiv Pecherskyy District Court (“the Pecherskyy Court”) remanded the applicant in custody pending trial. His pre-trial detention was subsequently extended on many occasions.

[Section III] Article 35 Article 35-1 Exhaustion of domestic remedies Effective domestic remedy Failure to exhaust newly introduced compensatory remedy in respect of improper conditions of past pre-trial

In the case in question the national authorities had not held that the applicant’s pre-trial detention or house arrest had been unlawful or contrary to Article 5 of the Convention.

her pre-trial detention.

On the same day the applicant was brought before a judge, who ordered his detention pending trial.

themselves not guilty. 5.

Only four persons close to P. had known about the trip on 12 September 1999.