The applicant, Mr. Amosi Salabiaku, is a national of Zaire residing in Paris. He was arrested in the airport on the suspicion of drug-trafficking. Mr. Salabiaku stated that the bag containing 10 kilo of cannabis did not belong to him. The bag was not registered on the name of applicant, but he was carrying it when was arrested. The applicant relies on the right to a fair trial and complains that the domestic court ignored the principle of the presumption of innocence.
Citation: Salabiaku v France (App no 10519/83) ECHR 7 October 1988