Minimum Requirements for a Fair Trial

Both the British and the Swedish legal representation of Julian Assange have stated that the Swedish prosecution violated the European Convention by not informing Assange of the the charges against him. Their statements:
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/71lsqt
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/71m62q

This is the passage they are referring to:

"Article 6 – Right to a fair trial
[...]
3. Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the following minimum rights:
(a) to be informed promptly, in a language which he understands and in detail, of the nature and cause of the accusation against him;
(b) to have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence;
(c) to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing or, if he has not sufficient means to pay for legal assistance, to be given it free when the interests of justice so require;
(d) to examine or have examined witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him;
(e) to have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court."

The full text of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms can be found here:
http://www.echr.coe.int/NR/rdonlyres/D5CC24A7-DC13-4318-B457-5C9014916D7...

The right to be informed promptly about the accusations is listed as the first entry on a list of minimum requirements for a fair trial.

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