Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the absence of an oral public hearing violated Article 6 ECHR
Extrahierter Entscheid
No violation: the appellant waived an oral public hearing by failing to appear despite proper summons and by not reacting to the court summons.
Extrahierte Begründung
The requested free passage had been limited to a prior witness hearing before the investigating judge's office; the appellant knew a separate district court hearing was scheduled and simply stayed away. In light of good faith, this amounted to an unequivocal waiver.