Communicated on 4 December 2020 Published on 21 December 2020

FIFTH SECTION

Application no. 24558/13 Khusnitdin Tursunaliyevich BOYDADAYEV against Ukraine lodged on 21 March 2013

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The applicant was convicted of robbery: In a final decision, on 27 November 2012 the High Specialised Court for Civil and Criminal Matters upheld his conviction. The application concerns the applicant ’ s complaint, under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (d) of the Convention, that pre-trial statements of the victim (Mr R.) were admitted in evidence against him even though the victim was not examined in the course of the trial.

QUESTION TO THE PARTIES

Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of the criminal charges against him, in accordance with Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 of the Convention?

In particular, was the applicant able to examine witnesses against him, as required by Article 6 § 3 (d) of the Convention?