82It is indeed true that the presumption of innocence is enshrined, in the European Union legal order, in Article 48(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. That principle, which, in accordance with Article 52(3) of that charter, must be interpreted in the light of the ECHR’s case-law, requires that no representative of an official authority may declare a person guilty of a criminal offence before he has been proved guilty by a court (see Allenet de Ribemont v. France, 10 February 1995, §§ 35-36, Series A no. 308, and Lizaso Azconobieta v. Spain no. 28834/08, § 37, 28 June 2011). In addition, the presumption of innocence is breached by statements or decisions which reflect the sentiment that the person is guilty, which encourage the public to believe in his guilt or which prejudge the assessment of the facts by the competent court (see Pandy v. Belgium, no. 13583/02, § 42, 21 September 2006, and Pavalache v. Romania, no. 38746/03, § 116, 18 October 2011).
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