4.  The applicant was born in 1963 and lives in Izmir. 5. On 12 December 2003 the Izmir Magistrates’ Court issued an arrest warrant for the applicant on suspicion of assault and attempted murder. 6. On 18 December 2003 the Izmir Public Prosecutor filed a bill of indictment charging the applicant with the offences of assault and attempted murder. 7. On 6 October 2004 the applicant was arrested. 8. On 9 October 2004 the Antalya Magistrates’ Court ordered the applicant’s detention on remand. 9. On 1 December 2005 the Izmir Assize Court sentenced the applicant to six years and two months’ imprisonment. 10. On 21 February 2007 the Izmir Assize Court ordered the applicant’s release pending trial, having considered the time spent under detention on remand. 11. On 6 June 2007 the Court of Cassation upheld the judgment of 1 December 2005. 12. Between 12 October 2004 and 1 December 2005, the Izmir Assize Court examined the applicant’s continued detention at the end of every hearing, either of its own motion or upon the applicant’s requests. On each occasion, the court ordered the applicant’s continued detention, having regard to the state of the evidence, nature of the offence, content of the file and the incomplete collection of evidence.