Judgment_paragraph 54 · Criminal proceedings against HN (C-420/20)

54In that regard, it should be recalled that the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings is an essential element of the right to a fair trial laid down in the second and third paragraphs of Article 47 and in Article 48 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which, as stated in the Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights (OJ 2007 C 303, p. 17), correspond to Article 6 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (‘the ECHR’) (see, to that effect, judgments of 24 May 2016, Dworzecki, C‑108/16 PPU, EU:C:2016:346, paragraph 42, and of 19 May 2022, Spetsializirana prokuratura (Trial of an absconded accused person), C‑569/20, EU:C:2022:401, paragraph 51).

Criminal proceedings against HN (C-420/20)

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