Communicated on 9 May 2017
SECOND SECTION
Application no. 57915/10
Savaş ALTIOKKA
against Turkey
lodged on 31 August 2010
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The application concerns the use of the applicant’s statements allegedly obtained under duress and in the absence of a lawyer, in the criminal proceedings against him, in violation of Article 6 of the Convention (see Salduz v. Turkey [GC], no. 36391/02, ECHR 2008; Özcan Çolak v. Turkey, no. 30235/03, §§ 47-50, 6 October 2009; and Ibrahim and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 50541/08 and 3 others, ECHR 2016).
QUESTIONs tO THE PARTIES
1. Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charges against him, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, has there been a breach of Article 6 § 3 (c) of the Convention, as a result of the lack of legal assistance available to the applicant during the preliminary investigation (see Salduz v. Turkey [GC], no. 36391/02, ECHR 2008, and Ibrahim and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], nos. 50541/08 and 3 others, ECHR 2016)?
2. Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charges against him, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, did the use of statements taken under alleged duress violate the applicant’s right to a fair hearing (see Özcan Çolak v. Turkey, no. 30235/03, §§ 47-50, 6 October 2009)?
The Government are invited to submit copies of all the relevant documents concerning the applicant’s case, including but not limited to the minutes of all the hearings, the reasoned judgment(s) of the trial court, documentary evidence against the applicant, and the written submissions of the applicant and his lawyer throughout the proceedings.
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