… In the determination of ... any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by an
independent
and
impartial
tribunal
established
by
law
.
2. Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.”
Admissibility
88. …
… Iceland [GC], no. 26374/18, §§ 137-38, 1 December 2020, for the right to a “
tribunal
established
by
law
” and the guarantees of “
independence
” and “
impartiality
” under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention) duly and thoroughly examined by domestic courts, the presumption of innocence being above all a procedural safeguard and one of the elements of a fair trial required by Article 6 of the Convention (see Konstas, cited above, § 29; see also, for illustrative purposes, Savvaidou v. …
… THE
LAW
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 6 §§ 1 and 2 OF THE CONVENTION
87. The applicant complained under Article 6 §§ 1 and 2 of the Convention that his right to an
independent
and
impartial
tribunal
and to the presumption of innocence had been breached by the Minister’s statement during the pending criminal proceedings, which had constituted unacceptable pressure on the Higher Court’s judges. Article 6 §§ 1 and 2 of the Convention, in so far as relevant, reads as follows:
“1. …