Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the statements used against the defendant violated confrontation and fair-trial rights because he could not question the witnesses and X.
Decisione estratta
No violation was found; the objection was untimely because the defendant had an opportunity to request confrontational questioning and did not do so when he had cause to.
Motivazione estratta
Under Art. 6(3)(d) ECHR, a witness statement is generally usable only if the accused had a proper chance to challenge it. However, the accused must request such examination timely and in due form. Here, the defendant, assisted by counsel, waived the opportunity to ask supplementary questions and did not request renewed hearings; he therefore could not later rely on the alleged denial.