Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 05/19/2022

Subject: According to the Court, an accused person who cannot be located may be tried or convicted in absentia but has the right, subsequently, to secure the reopening of the proceedings on the merits of the case in his or her presence. However, that person may be denied that right if he or she deliberately evaded the judicial proceedings by preventing the authorities from informing him or her of the trial

Parties: Spetsializirana prokuratura (Procès d’un accusé en fuite)

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Fair trial, public hearing - Art. 48 Rights of defence

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