Administration and appeals: Prosecution for tax evasion
Administration and appeals: Prosecution for tax evasion
In Feldman v Ukraine (ECHR Case 76556/01) the controlling shareholder of a bank was arrested and charged with tax evasion. He was held in custody pending the trial which began in December 2001. During the trial the presiding judge gave an interview to a Ukrainian newspaper in which he strongly criticised the defendant's lawyers. In April 2002 the defendant was convicted of tax evasion and embezzlement and sentenced to nine years' imprisonment. This sentence was subsequently reduced to five years' imprisonment. The defendant applied to the ECHR contending that the proceedings had been a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. The ECHR granted the application holding that the conduct of the presiding judge showed a 'lack of impartiality'. The ECHR awarded damages of €8 000.
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Administration and appeals: Prosecution for tax evasion
Administration and appeals: Prosecution for tax evasion
In Feldman v Ukraine (ECHR Case 76556/01) the controlling shareholder of a bank was arrested and charged with tax evasion. He was held in custody pending the trial which began in December 2001. During the trial the presiding judge gave an interview to a Ukrainian newspaper in which he strongly criticised the defendant's lawyers. In April 2002 the defendant was convicted of tax evasion and embezzlement and sentenced to nine years' imprisonment. This sentence was subsequently reduced to five years' imprisonment. The defendant applied to the ECHR contending that the proceedings had been a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. The ECHR granted the application holding that the conduct of the presiding judge showed a 'lack of impartiality'. The ECHR awarded damages of €8 000.
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