Key legal question
Whether A.'s acquittal had to be overturned despite his inability to confront key witnesses
Extracted holding
No. Conviction could not be based on witness statements that A. never had an appropriate opportunity to challenge; the lower court rightly declined to convict.
Extracted reasoning
The right to confront witnesses under the ECHR and Constitution was not satisfied merely because counsel was present; counsel did not know where A. was and could not obtain his instructions. The witness statements were used against him and were potentially decisive.