4.Statements Made by Other Public Officials
In its case law, the Court constantly underlined that not only a judge or a court…
i. prosecutors (particularly where the prosecutor performs a quasi-judicial function when ruling on the applicant’s request to dismiss the charges at the stage of the pre-trial investigation, over which he or she has full procedural control…
ii. investigators or other prosecution o…
iii. police officers;…
iv. the Minister of Justice;v. the Minister of the Interior;…
vi. the Prime Minister;…
vii. the chairman/president of the Parliament
viii. the president of a Contracting State
The Court found that if through a statement, these public officials went clearly…
However, it is worth mentioning that the Court did not consider as statements violating…
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