BEUZE v. BELGIUM - 71409/10 (Right to a fair trial - Grand Chamber) [2018 ECHR 925 (09 November 2018)

��������� Guido Raimondi, President, ��������� Angelika Nu�berger, ��������� Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, ��������� Ganna Yudkivska, ��������� Helena J�derblom, ��������� Robert Spano, ��������� Neboj�a Vučinić, ��������� Paul Lemmens, ��������� Krzysztof Wojtyczek, ��������� Valeriu Griţco, ��������� Ksenija Turković, ��������� Egidijus Kūris, ��������� S�ofra O�Leary, ��������� St�phanie Mourou-Vikstr�m, ��������� Georges Ravarani, ��������� Lәtif H�seynov, ��������� Jovan Ilievski, judges, and Johan Callewaert, Deputy Grand Chamber Registrar,

The case originated in an application (no. 71409/10 ) against the Kingdom of Belgium lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by a Belgian national, Mr Philippe Beuze (�the applicant�), on 25 November 2010.

The applicant, who had been granted legal aid, was represented by Ms D. Paci, a lawyer practising in Brussels. The Belgian Government (�the Government�) were represented by their Agent, Ms I. Niedlispacher, of the Federal Justice Department.

Relying on Article 6 �� 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention, the applicant alleged, first, that he had been deprived of his right of access to a lawyer while in police custody, without being given sufficient information about his right to remain silent and his right not to be compelled to incriminate himself, and secondly, that he had not been assisted by a lawyer during the subsequent police interviews, examinations by an investigating judge and other investigative acts in the course of the judicial investigation.

The composition of the Grand Chamber was determined according to the provisions of Article 26 �� 4 and 5 of the Convention and Rule 24.