FOURTH SECTION
Application no. 30971/12
Abdulla Ahmed ALI and others
against the United Kingdom
lodged on 15 May 2012
The facts and complaints in this case have been summarised in the Court’s decision, BAILII: [2013] ECHR 1026.
QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES
1. What directions were given to the jury in the context of the first retrial from February 2009 to September 2009 on the subject of prejudicial reporting:
(a) at the commencement of the retrial;
(b) during the retrial;
(c) before the jury retired to consider its verdicts;
(d) at any other time?
2. Having regard to the media coverage following the verdicts handed down on 8 September 2008, did the first applicant have a fair trial by an impartial tribunal as required by Article 6 § 1 of the Convention in the retrial on Count 1 before Mr Justice Henriques?
Appendix
1. Abdulla Ahmed ALI (“the first applicant”) is a British national who was born in 1980, is currently detained at HMP Frankland and is represented by Tuckers Solicitors. He lodged his application with the Court on 15 May 2012.
2. Tanvir HUSSAIN (“the second applicant”) is a British national who was born in 1981, is currently detained at HMP Full Sutton and is represented by Tuckers Solicitors. He lodged his application with the Court on 17 May 2012.
3. Umar ISLAM (“the third applicant”) is a British national who was born in 1981, is currently detained at HMP Frankland and is represented by Tuckers Solicitors. He lodged his application with the Court on 17 May 2012.
4. Ibrahim SAVANT (“the fourth applicant”) is a British national who was born in 1981, is currently detained at HMP Wakefield and is represented by Tuckers Solicitors. He lodged his application with the Court on 17 May 2012.
5. Waheed ZAMAN (“the fifth applicant”) is a British national who was born in 1984, is currently detained at HMP Wakefield and is represented by Duncan Lewis Solicitors. He lodged his application with the Court on 25 September 2012.