C-24/26 PPUCriminal proceedings against Procuratore generale presso la Corte d’Appello

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Reference for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Area of freedom, security and justice – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Directive 2012/29/EU – Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime – Articles 6, 10 and 18 – Right to receive information about the case and right to be heard – National legislation providing for an extraordinary remedy, whereby a person convicted in absentia may have a conviction which has become final quashed – No recognition of the right of the victim to be informed of the application for that extraordinary remedy and of the right to participate in the related proceedings – Directive (EU) 2016/343 – Presumption of innocence and right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings – Articles 8 and 9 – Right to a new trial or to another legal remedy which allows a fresh determination of the merits of the case – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Right to a fair trial – Article 54 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Prohibition of abuse of rights.

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