Statements by a Government spokesperson about the guilt of a defendant before the criminal proceedings are completed! Violation of the presumption of innocence.

JUDGMENT SAVVAIDOU v. GREECE 31.1.2023 (app. no. 58715/15) see here SUMMARY The applicant was General Secretary of Public Revenue of the Ministry of Finance. On 22.10.2015, following a decision of the Council of Ministers, due to her alleged involvement in acts investigated by the criminal justice system and her referral to the criminal court, she […]

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