Question juridique clé
Whether the president's refusal to schedule the criminal hearing constituted a formal denial of justice.
Solution extraite
No formal denial of justice existed because the criminal proceedings had not been formally suspended and the correspondence amounted to a clear refusal to hold a hearing, which was not arbitrary on the medical record.
Motifs extraits
Article 29(1) Cst. guarantees a decision within a reasonable time, but here there was no pending duty to issue a 'resumption' decision; the judge could rely on medical certificates showing the accused was unfit to participate.