Question juridique clé
Whether the conviction violated the right to confront a key witness under Article 6 ECHR and arbitrariness principles
Solution extraite
No violation: the witness statement was corroborated by other testimony, documents, and the defendant's own admissions, so it was not decisive evidence requiring confrontation.
Motifs extraits
The court held that confrontation is essential only for decisive evidence. Here, E.'s statements were not the sole or essential proof because they were supported by other witnesses, contracts, and admissions by the defendant.