Questão jurídica principal
Whether refusal to rehear requested witnesses violated the defence rights and fair-trial guarantees
Decisão extraída
The refusal did not violate the defence rights because the requested testimony was either irrelevant, not decisive, or already covered; the court could rely on anticipated appraisal of the evidence.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 6 ECHR entitles an accused to confront decisive witnesses, but the appellate court found no decisive prejudice. Some witnesses were heard; others were not shown to be relevant or determinative. The court could refuse further hearings after assessing the existing file.