Kipritçi v. Turkey (14294/04)

Date	20080603
Article	6(1)
Decision	violation

Violation of Article 6 § 1 (length)

Kipritçi v. Turkey (no. 14294/04)

The applicant, Mehmet Ali Kipritçi, is a Turkish national who was born in 1961 and lives in Konya (Turkey).

In November 1996 proceedings were brought against him for misappropriation. He was ultimately acquitted in March 2002. Relying on Article 6 § 1 (right a fair trial within a reasonable time) among other provisions, he complained of the length of the criminal proceedings against him.

The Court observed that the proceedings in question had lasted for more than five years and three months. Finding that duration excessive, it held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 6 § 1 and awarded the applicant EUR 3,000 in respect of non-pecuniary damage. (The judgment is available only in French.)