SECOND SECTION
\nCASE OF \u00d6MER G\u00dcNER v. TURKEY
\n(Application no. 28338\/07)<\/p>\n
JUDGMENT
\nSTRASBOURG
\n4 September 2018<\/p>\n
FINAL
\n04\/12\/2018<\/p>\n
This judgment has become final under Article 44 \u00a7 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.<\/p>\n
In the case of \u00d6mer G\u00fcner v. Turkey,<\/strong><\/p>\n The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:<\/p>\n Robert Spano, President, Having deliberated in private on 3 July 2018,<\/p>\n Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on that date:<\/p>\n PROCEDURE<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0The case originated in an application (no. 28338\/07) against the Republic of Turkey lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (\u201cthe Convention\u201d) by a Turkish national, Mr \u00d6mer G\u00fcner (\u201cthe applicant\u201d), on 26 June 2007.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0The applicant was represented by Mr \u00c7. Bing\u00f6lbal\u0131, a lawyer practising in \u0130zmir. The Turkish Government (\u201cthe Government\u201d) were represented by their Agent.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0The applicant alleged, in particular, that he had been denied a fair trial in that he had been deprived of legal assistance and convicted on the basis of evidence taken under duress and in the absence of a lawyer, including his own statements given during the preliminary investigation stage. He further alleged that the fact that part of his conviction had allegedly rested on the periodicals found in his possession had violated his rights under Article\u00a010 of the Convention.<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0On 28 May 2014 the Government were informedof the above complaints and the remainder of the application was declared inadmissiblepursuant to Rule 54 \u00a7 3 of the Rules of Court.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0On 17 February 2017 the Vice-President of the Second Section invited the Government to submit further observations, if they so wished, following the judgment in Ibrahim and Others v. the United Kingdom ([GC], nos. 50541\/08 and 3 others, ECHR 2016).<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0The Government objected to the examination of the application by a Committee.<\/p>\n THE FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n I.\u00a0\u00a0THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0\u00a0The applicant was born in 1969 and lives in Ayd\u0131n.<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0\u00a0At the material time, the applicant was the manager of a hotel in Ku\u015fadas\u0131.<\/p>\n 9.\u00a0\u00a0On 10 July 2002 at 4.50 a.m. the applicant was arrested by police officers from the counter-terrorismunit of the \u0130zmir Security Directorate in connection with an operation conducted against an illegal organisation, namely the Bol\u015fevik Parti \u2013 Kuzey K\u00fcrdistan\u00a0\/\u00a0Turkiye (Bolshevik Party\u00a0\u2013North Kurdistan\/Turkey). According to the arrest report, which was signed by the applicant, the police found eighty-eightleft-wing books and periodicals in his room. Those books were seizedby the police with a view to ascertaining whether they were illegal.<\/p>\n 10.\u00a0\u00a0On 11 July 2002 at approximately 2.15 a.m. the applicant took part in an identity parade in the absence of a lawyer. The applicant identified another co-accused, a certain M.B., and stated that he had allowed him to stay in his hotel free of charge without registering him in the hotel\u2019s guestbook.<\/p>\n 11.\u00a0\u00a0On the same day at 1.10 p.m. the applicant was interviewedby the police in the absence of a lawyer. The applicant was asked, inter alia, what his ideology was, for how long he had been reading the periodical \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 that had been found and seized in his place of work, and which other meetings or demonstrations \u2013\u00a0held within a democratic platform\u00a0\u2013he had participated in.The applicant explained that he regularly bought the periodical \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 from a newspaper kiosk and enjoyed reading it. This periodical, which was sold legally, was supportive of leftist ideas. He also stated that he was friends with Mehmet Desde(who was the applicant in Desde v. Turkey, no.23909\/03, 1February 2011) and E.Y., whom he had met when he hadbeen in Germany. The applicanthad allowed them to stay in his hotel and use his car when they had needed a vehicle. The applicant admitted that he had expressed his wish to be involved in the activities of the Bolshevik Party, but Mehmet Desde,who had connections in the organisation, had never replied to him.<\/p>\n 12.\u00a0\u00a0On 13 July 2002 the applicant was questioned by the public prosecutor again in the absence of a lawyer. He admitted to having lent his car to Mehmet Desde and tohaving provided him with accommodation in his hotel. However, he denied any affiliation with the illegal organisation. Following his questioning, the applicant was released.<\/p>\n 13.\u00a0\u00a0Although Mehmet Desde used his right to remain silent before the police, he made statements before the public prosecutor in the absence of a lawyer, where he stated that he had stayed in the applicant\u2019s hotel for two days and had borrowed the applicant\u2019s car.<\/p>\n 14.\u00a0\u00a0On 6 September 2002 the public prosecutor at the \u0130zmir State Security Court lodged a bill of indictment against the applicant together with nine other co-accused. The prosecutor charged the applicant with aiding and abetting an illegal organisation,Bol\u015fevik Parti \u2013\u00a0Kuzey K\u00fcrdistan\/T\u00fcrkiye\u00a0\u2013, under Article 169 of the Criminal Code and section\u00a05 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act as in force at the material time.<\/p>\n 15.\u00a0\u00a0On 24 October 2002, at the first hearing in the case, the applicant, who was represented by a lawyer, denied the charges against him. He maintained that he had not been involved in any illegal activity. He further stated that Mehmet Desde, E.Y. and M.B. had come to his hotel as guests and that they had not gathered with an ulterior motive.The applicant also stated that he had lent his car to Mehmet Desde and M.B. when they had told him that theywantedto drive to another coastal town. When asked about his statements before the police, the applicant denied them, alleging that they had been obtained through coercion and torture by the police as a result of which he had been pressured to sign his statement.At the end of that hearing, the trial court asked the applicant to make additional defence submissions given that hisactions might be reclassifiedas assisting members of a terrorist organisation under section7(1) and (2) of Law no.\u00a03713. He reiterated his previous defence submissions.<\/p>\n 16.\u00a0\u00a0At the hearing held on 24 July 2003,the applicant made his defence submissions in relation to the merits of the case and denied the allegations against him. He furtherstated that his only mistake had been not registering Mehmet Desde and M.B. in his hotel\u2019s guestbook. At the same hearing the \u0130zmir State Security Court convicted the applicant of aiding and abetting a terrorist organisation under section7(2) of Law no. 3713 as then in force and sentenced him to ten months\u2019 imprisonment and a fine. Having regard, inter alia, to the statements of the applicant as well as of the other co-accused, the \u201cwritten evidence\u201d and the content of the case file as a whole, the trial court concluded that the applicant hadcommitted the offence of aiding and abetting a terrorist organisation by allowing the other co-accused, namely Mehmet Desde, E.Y. and M.B., to stay in his hotel without registering them in his hotel\u2019s guestbook and by lending his car to those people. Furthermore, the trial court listed the periodicals found in the applicant\u2019s possession as evidence in the \u201cwritten evidence\u201d part of its judgment.<\/p>\n 17.\u00a0\u00a0On 8 April 2004 the Court of Cassation quashed the judgment, holding that in rendering its judgment the first-instance court should have taken into account the recent amendments made to section 7 of Law no.\u00a03713.<\/p>\n 18.\u00a0\u00a0In the meantime, pursuant to Law no. 5190 of 16 June 2004, published in the Official Gazette on30June 2004, State Security Courts were abolished. The case against the applicant was therefore transferred to the \u0130zmir Assize Court.<\/p>\n 19.\u00a0\u00a0On 12 October 2004 the \u0130zmir Assize Court convicted the applicant once again under section 7(2) of Law no. 3713 as then in force and sentenced him to ten months\u2019 imprisonment and a fine. Having regard, inter alia, to the statements of the applicant as well as of the other co-accused, the \u201cwritten evidence\u201d and the content of the case file as a whole, it held that the applicant had committed the offence of aiding and abetting a terrorist organisation by allowing the other co-accused, namely Mehmet Desde, E.Y. and M.B., to stay in his hotel without registering them in his hotel\u2019s guestbook and by lending his car to those people. It listed the periodicals found in the applicant\u2019s possession as evidence in the \u201cwritten evidence\u201d part of its judgment.<\/p>\n 20.\u00a0\u00a0On 13 December 2004 the applicant appealed.<\/p>\n 21.\u00a0\u00a0While the appeal proceedings were pending before the Court of Cassation, in 2005 the new Criminal Code of Criminal Procedure came into force. By a decision dated 10 November 2005, the Principal Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation sent the case file back to the first\u2011instance court and requested that the latter reconsider the case in the light of the amendments made to the Code of Criminal Procedure. The case was accordingly transferred back to the \u0130zmir Assize Court.<\/p>\n 22.\u00a0\u00a0The public prosecutor before the \u0130zmir Assize Courtsubmitted his opinion on the merits of the case and requested the acquittal of the applicant and his co-accused on the grounds that the organisation which they had allegedly founded did not correspond to the definition of a terrorist organisation under section 7(1) of Law no. 3713. Consequently, he considered that the applicant\u2019s acts could not be characterised as aiding and abetting an illegal organisation under section 7(2) of the same Law.<\/p>\n 23.\u00a0\u00a0On 16 March 2006 the \u0130zmir Assize Court convicted the applicant and sentenced him to ten months\u2019 imprisonment and a fine under section\u00a07(2) of Law no. 3713 as then in force. Having considered the structure, methods, purpose and activities of the said organisation, the court concluded that it could be categorised as a terrorist organisation, contrary to the submissions of the accused and the public prosecutor in charge of the investigation. It noted that even though the members of the organisation had not resorted to physical violence, they had used \u201cpsychologicalduress\u201d (manevi cebir), such as issuing threats, in order to achieve their aims. The trial court considered that the aim of the organisation was to start an uprising with a view to replacing the democratic regime with a totalitarian Marxist and Leninist regime. Thus, the fact that the organisation in question had not resorted to violence was not considered problematicwith regard to categorising it as a terrorist organisation. It went on to state that the periodicals \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 and G\u00fcneyhad been the legal media outlets of the organisation.<\/p>\n The trial court further held that the applicant had admitted to the allegations in his statements to the police. Moreover, having regard, inter alia, to the statements of the applicant as well as of the other co-accused persons, the \u201cwritten evidence\u201d and the content of the case file as a whole, it held that the applicant had committed the offence of aiding and abetting a terrorist organisation by allowing the other co-accused persons, namely Mehmet Desde, E.Y. and M.B., to stay in his hotel without registering them in his hotel\u2019s guestbook.Again, it listed the periodicals found in the applicant\u2019s possession as evidence in the \u201cwritten evidence\u201d part of its judgment.<\/p>\n 24.\u00a0\u00a0On 23 March 2006 the applicant appealed against the judgment.<\/p>\n 25.\u00a0\u00a0On 5 October 2006 the Principal Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassationlodged a written opinion with the Ninth Division of the Court of Cassation in which he submitted, inter alia, that the objections of the lawyers concerning the use of police statements to convict the co-defendants should be rejected as irrelevant and unsubstantiated. However, the Principal Public Prosecutor also submitted that the Division should quash the judgment of the \u0130zmir State Security Court on account of the legislative amendments to Law no. 3713.<\/p>\n 26.\u00a0\u00a0On 25 December 2006 the Court of Cassation upheld the judgment of 16March 2006 stating that the lawyers\u2019 objections in respect of the applicant and two other co-defendants were irrelevant and unsubstantiated. The applicant maintains that he only became aware of the judgment in April 2007. There is nothing in the case file to indicate that the applicant became aware of the judgment on the date of delivery.<\/p>\n II.\u00a0\u00a0RELEVANT DOMESTIC LAW<\/p>\n 27.\u00a0\u00a0A description of the relevant domestic law concerning the right of access to a lawyer may be found in Salduz v. Turkey ([GC] no.\u00a036391\/02, \u00a7\u00a7\u00a027\u201131, ECHR 2008).<\/p>\n 28.\u00a0\u00a0On 15 July 2003 Law no.\u00a04928 repealed section 31 of Law no.3842.The restriction on an accused\u2019s right of access to a lawyer in proceedings before the State Security Courts was thus lifted.<\/p>\n THE LAW<\/strong><\/p>\n I.\u00a0\u00a0ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 \u00a7\u00a7 1 and 3 (c) OF THE CONVENTION<\/p>\n 29.\u00a0\u00a0The applicant alleged that he had been denied legal assistance during the preliminary investigation stage. He further alleged that he had been convicted on the basis of statements taken under duress and in the absence of a lawyer, including his own statements given during the preliminary investigation stage.<\/p>\n 30.\u00a0\u00a0The Court decides to examine the complaint under Article6 \u00a7\u00a7\u00a01and\u00a03\u00a0(c) of the Convention, the relevant parts of which provide:<\/p>\n \u201c1.\u00a0\u00a0In the determination of … any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair … hearing … by [a] … tribunal …<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the following minimum rights:<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n (c)\u00a0\u00a0to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing or, if he has not sufficient means to pay for legal assistance, to be given it free when the interests of justice so require;<\/p>\n …\u201d<\/p>\n 31.\u00a0\u00a0The Government contested the applicant\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n 32.\u00a0\u00a0The Court notes that this complaint is not manifestly ill-founded within the meaning of Article 35 \u00a7 3 (a) of the Convention. It further notes that it is not inadmissible on any other grounds. It must therefore be declared admissible.<\/p>\n 33.\u00a0\u00a0The applicant alleged that he had been deprived of legal assistance during the preliminary investigation stage and that his statements taken in the absence of a lawyer had been used by the trial court to convict him. The applicant further complained that Mehmet Desde\u2019s statements allegedly taken under duress and in the absence of a lawyer had formed part of the evidence on which the court had based its judgment.<\/p>\n 34.\u00a0\u00a0As concerns the applicant\u2019s first contention, referring to the Court\u2019s judgment in the case of Salduz v.Turkey ([GC], no. 36391\/02, ECHR 2008), the Government submitted that they were aware of the Court\u2019s case-law under Article 6 \u00a7 3 (c) of the Convention.<\/p>\n 35.\u00a0\u00a0As regards the applicant\u2019s second contention, the Government maintained that in the absence of a medical report, it could not be proven beyond reasonable doubt that Mehmet Desde\u2019s statements had been taken under duress. The Government further indicated that Mehmet Desde had not given any statement to the police and had exercised his right to remain silent. Moreover, Mehmet Desde had at no time throughout the proceedings made any statement directly targeting or accusing the applicant. That is why the domestic court also had not relied on Mehmet Desde\u2019s statements when convicting the applicant. Lastly, the Government submitted that the applicant had not raised any objection to Mehmet Desde\u2019s statements either during the proceedings before the trial court or in his appealapplication. Accordingly, they invited the Court to either reject the applicant\u2019s complaint or to hold that there had been no violation on that basis.<\/p>\n 36.\u00a0\u00a0The Court notes at the outset that the applicant\u2019s access to a lawyer was restricted by virtue of Law no.\u00a03842 and was as such a systemic restriction applicable at the time of the applicant\u2019s arrest (see Salduz, cited above, \u00a7 56). The Court does not consider it necessary to examine whether the systematic nature of the restriction on the applicant\u2019s right of access to a lawyer was, in itself, sufficient to find a violation of Article 6 \u00a7\u00a7 1 and\u00a03\u00a0(c) of the Convention, as, in any event, the Government have not offered any compelling reasons for the restriction or demonstrated that the absence of legal assistance at the initial stage of the investigation did not irretrievably prejudice the applicant\u2019s defence rights (ibid., \u00a7 58, and seeIbrahim and\u00a0Others v. the United Kingdom ([GC], nos. 50541\/08 and 3 others, \u00a7\u00a0274, ECHR 2016). In that connection, the Court notes that inconvicting him, the first-instance court relied on the applicant\u2019s statements to the police. Moreover, it did not examine the admissibility of evidence at the trial. Likewise, the Court of Cassation dealt with this issue in a formalistic manner and failed to remedy this shortcoming (see Bayram Ko\u00e7 v.\u00a0Turkey, no.\u00a038907\/09, \u00a723, 5 September 2017).<\/p>\n 37.\u00a0\u00a0As concerns the use of evidence allegedly obtained under duress and in the absence of a lawyer, the Court notes that it has already found that it was unable to establish whether Mehmet Desde had indeed been subjected to ill-treatment during the custody period (see Desde v.\u00a0Turkey, no.\u00a023909\/03, \u00a7\u00a793-105 and 130, 1February 2011). It therefore considers that the examination of this part of the application should be confined to the use by the trial court of Mehmet Desde\u2019s statements made in the absence of a lawyer.<\/p>\n 38.\u00a0\u00a0In that connection, while it is true that Mehmet Desde availed himselfof his right to remain silent before the police, he gave a statement to the public prosecutor in the absence of a lawyer and stated that he had stayed in the applicant\u2019s hotel for two days and had borrowed the applicant\u2019s car. Considering that the trial court sentenced the applicant on the basis of \u201callowing [the] terrorist organisation\u2019s members to stay in his hotel without registering them in the hotel\u2019s guestbook\u201d for the offence of aiding and abetting a terrorist organisation, the Court is unable to accept the Government\u2019s view that Mehmet Desde had not made any statements incriminating the applicant. The Court further observes that the trial court admitted those statements to the case file without examining their admissibility. Thus, in the present case, it cannot be concluded that the applicant was not affected by the use of such evidence in securing his conviction.<\/p>\n 39.\u00a0\u00a0As regards the Government\u2019s argument that the applicant did not object to the use of Mehmet Desde\u2019s statements, the Court reiterates itsfinding in Desde (cited above, \u00a7130 and 132) that the domestic courtsfailed to give any response to Mehmet Desde\u2019s repeated requests for the removal of his and the other co-accused\u2019s statements taken in the absence of a lawyer. That being the case, the Court considers that the Government have failed to demonstrate how an objection of the same kind by the applicant would have had a different outcomein the same trial and in respect of the same type of evidence, specificallyMehmet Desde\u2019s statements taken in the absence of a lawyer, which formed part of the evidence against the applicant.<\/p>\n 40.\u00a0\u00a0Accordingly, the Court finds that the procedural safeguards provided for in Turkish law did not operate in the present case to prevent the use of the statements obtained in the absence of a lawyer.<\/p>\n 41.\u00a0\u00a0The foregoing considerations are sufficient to enable the Court to conclude that there has been a violation of Article 6 \u00a7\u00a7 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention.<\/p>\n II.\u00a0\u00a0ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONVENTION<\/p>\n 42.\u00a0\u00a0The applicant complained that his conviction, to the extent that it had been based on the legal books and periodicals found in his possession, had violated his right to freedom of expression.<\/p>\n 43.\u00a0\u00a0The Government submitted that the sentences imposed on the applicant had had a legal basis, specifically section 7(2) of Law no.\u00a03713. The interference had pursued legitimate aims within the meaning of Article\u00a010 \u00a7 2 of the Convention, namely the protection of national security, territorial integrity or public safety and the prevention of disorder and crime. According to the Government, the domestic courts referred to \u201cthe list of confiscated books and periodicals which were in the possession of the accused \u00d6mer G\u00fcner\u201d. Having regard to the particular circumstances of the case, they left the final assessment in respect of the necessity of the interference to the discretion of the Court.<\/p>\n 44.\u00a0\u00a0The Court considers that this complaint is admissible. However, having regard to the facts of the case and its finding of a violation of Article\u00a06 \u00a7\u00a7 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention above, the Court considers that it has examined the main legal question raised in the present application. It concludes therefore that there is no need to give a separate ruling on the applicant\u2019s complaint under Article 10 of the Convention (see, mutatis mutandis,Seyithan Demir v. Turkey, no. 25381\/02, \u00a747, 28\u00a0July 2009).<\/p>\n III.\u00a0\u00a0APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 41 OF THE CONVENTION<\/p>\n 45.\u00a0\u00a0Article 41 of the Convention provides:<\/p>\n \u201cIf the Court finds that there has been a violation of the Convention or the Protocols thereto, and if the internal law of the High Contracting Party concerned allows only partial reparation to be made, the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party.\u201d<\/p>\n A.\u00a0\u00a0Damage<\/strong><\/p>\n 46.\u00a0\u00a0The applicant claimed 4,000 euros (EUR) in respect of pecuniary damage, the amount being the value of his car that had been confiscated in the course of the criminal proceedings. He further claimed EUR 50,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage,submitting that he had been forced to shut down his hotel as a result having beenportrayed as a criminal by the press.<\/p>\n 47.\u00a0\u00a0The Government contested those claims, submitting that they were excessive.<\/p>\n 48.\u00a0\u00a0The Court does not discern any causal link between the violation found and the pecuniary damage alleged; it therefore rejects this claim. As for the non-pecuniary damage, the Court considers that the most appropriate form of redress would be the retrial of the applicant in accordance with the requirements of Article6 of the Convention, should he so request (see Salduz, cited above, \u00a772). It further considers that the finding of a violation constitutes sufficient just satisfaction (see Dvorski v. Croatia [GC], no.\u00a025703\/11, \u00a7117, ECHR 2015) in respect of non-pecuniary damage. It therefore rejects the applicant\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n B.\u00a0\u00a0Costs and expenses<\/strong><\/p>\n 49.\u00a0\u00a0The applicant also claimed EUR 31 for translation costs incurred before the Court.In support of that claim, the applicant submitted an invoice for translation.<\/p>\n 50.\u00a0\u00a0The Government pointed out that the applicant had failed to provide any documents in support of his claim under this heading.<\/p>\n 51.\u00a0\u00a0According to the Court\u2019s case-law, an applicant is entitled to the reimbursement of costs and expenses only in so far as it has been shown that these have been actually and necessarily incurred and are reasonable as to quantum. In the present case, regard being had to the documents in its possession and the above criteria, the Court considers it reasonable to award the sum claimed in full.<\/p>\n C.\u00a0\u00a0Default interest<\/strong><\/p>\n 52.\u00a0\u00a0The Court considers it appropriate that the default interest rate should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank, to which should be added three percentage points.<\/p>\n FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0Declares the application admissible;<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0Holdsthat there has been a violation of Article 6 \u00a7\u00a7 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention;<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0Holdsthat there is no need to examine the complaint under Article 10 of the Convention;<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0Holds that the finding of a violation constitutes in itself sufficient just satisfaction for the non-pecuniary damage sustained by the applicant;<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0\u00a0Holds<\/p>\n (a)\u00a0\u00a0that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, within three months from the date on which the judgment becomes final in accordance with Article\u00a044\u00a72 of the Convention,EUR 31 (thirty-one euros), plus any tax that may be chargeable to the applicant, in respect of costs and expenses, to be converted into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date of settlement;<\/p>\n (b)\u00a0\u00a0that from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amount at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points;<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0\u00a0Dismissesthe remainder of the applicant\u2019s claim for just satisfaction.<\/p>\n Done in English, and notified in writing on 4 September 2018, pursuant to Rule\u00a077\u00a0\u00a7\u00a7\u00a02 and 3 of the Rules of Court.<\/p>\n Hasan Bak\u0131rc\u0131\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robert Spano
\nLedi Bianku,
\nI\u015f\u0131l Karaka\u015f,
\nNeboj\u0161a Vu\u010dini\u0107,
\nValeriu Gri\u0163co,
\nJon Fridrik Kj\u00f8lbro,
\nSt\u00e9phanie Mourou-Vikstr\u00f6m, judges,
\nand HasanBak\u0131rc\u0131, DeputySection Registrar,<\/p>\n
\nDeputy Registrar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 President<\/p>\n