AREWA v. LITHUANIA - 16031/18 (Judgment : No Right to a fair trial : Second Section)

Art 6 � 1 (criminal) • Reasonable time • Sufficiently expeditious criminal proceedings lasting more than five years, in light of particularly complex international and financial nature of charges involving money laundering and document forgery, and lack of tangible practical consequences for applicant

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

��������� Jon Fridrik Kj�lbro, President, ��������� Marko Bo�njak, ��������� Ale� Pejchal, ��������� Egidijus Kūris, ��������� Branko Lubarda, ��������� Pauliine Koskelo, ��������� Saadet Y�ksel, judges, and Stanley Naismith, Section Registrar,

the application against the Republic of Lithuania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by a Nigerian national, Mr Olusegun Bamise Arewa (�the applicant�), on 30 March 2018;