FIFTH SECTION

Application no . 10543/03 Yuriy Semenovich LEONOV against Ukraine lodged on 1 March 2003

The facts and complaints in this case have been summarised in the Court ’ s initial Statement of Facts and Questions to the Parties , which is available in HUDOC.

QUESTION

Were the applicant ’ s rights under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 of the Convention respected? In particular, did the oral statement of police officer L. concerning the applicant ’ s confession of murder on 24 August 2001 play a crucial role in securing the applicant ’ s conviction? Was the above statement, without any documentary support and denied by the applicant, admissible evidence under the domestic law?