4.  The applicant was born in 1949 and lives in Budapest. 5.  On 27 April 1995 criminal proceedings were initiated against the applicant on charges of fraud and forgery. 6.  The bill of indictment was preferred on 9 October 2000, and the first hearing took place in 2003. 7.  On 8 April 2010, after several hearings, the Pest Central District Court found the applicant guilty of the crimes he was charged with. 8.  On the applicant’s appeal, the Budapest Regional Court acquitted him on 27 May 2011. 9.  The judgment became final on 4 July 2011.