Question juridique clé
Whether the defendant's absence from the police court hearing was unjustified under Fribourg criminal procedure.
Solution extraite
Yes. By leaving Switzerland for a private trip despite a pending summons and risking his inability to appear, he caused the situation himself; the absence was unjustified.
Motifs extraits
The cantonal court's view was not arbitrary. The trip was for personal convenience, not necessity, and he departed before learning the outcome of his request for a postponement.