CASE OF HAVAS v. HUNGARY
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
András Sajó;Helen Keller;Robert Spano
5. The applicant was born in 1967 and lives in Budapest. 6. At the material time the applicant was a managing director of a tour operator limited liability company, HTC Kft. 7. On an unspecified date criminal investigations were opened against HTC Kft and another limited liability company on suspicion of bankruptcy fraud. On 8 September 2000 the Budapest VI/VII Police Department ordered the search of the applicant’s flat and vehicle, since there were grounds to believe that as the managing director of HTC Kft, he kept certain company documents at home. 8. On 14 February 2007 the applicant was heard as suspect on charges of bankruptcy fraud. 9. On 18 May 2007 the Budapest VI/VII District Public Prosecutor’s Office preferred a bill of indictment against the applicant, charging him with bankruptcy fraud. 10. The first hearing was held by the Pest Central District Court on 3 November 2009. 11. On 21 April 2012 the Pest Central District Court acquitted the applicant. The judgment became final on 1 August 2012.