On 21 September 2004 the applicant lodged a complaint with the Warsaw Regional Court under section 5 of the Law of 17 June 2004 on complaints about a breach of the right to a trial within

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

However, the Court has also accepted that there are other considerations, including the right to a trial within a reasonable time and the related need for an expeditious handling of the courts’ case-load

    The trial of the applicant and his seven co-defendants began on 20   August 1998 before the Diyarbakır State Security Court.

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

scheduled for 6   November   2003 had to be cancelled because a trial judge was on mission. 12.

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

domestic court dealing with a complaint under the 2004 Act would not be able to take into account the whole period of the administrative proceedings and find a violation of the applicants’ right to a trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial

    The Court observes that the applicants instituted constitutional proceedings before the Civil Court (First Hall) alleging a breach of their right to a fair trial within a reasonable time.