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The Importance of Appearances: How Suspects and Accused Persons are Presented in the Courtroom, in Public and in The Media Research Report 2018

Recognizing the importance of the presumption of innocence and it’s proper understanding, Human Rights House Zagreb (HRHZ) conducted this research on the presentation of suspects and accused persons in public. The aim of this research was to question whether different levels of restraining measures used by the police have imapct on public perception of guilt. This research is a part of a project called ’The Impor - tance of Appearances: How Suspects and Ac - cused Persons are Presented in the Courtroom, in Public and in the Media‘, a project co-ordinat - ed by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee whose main objective is to contribute to the correct implementation of the Directive (EU) 2016/343 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings (Directive) through reducing the number of in - stances in which suspects and accused persons are presented in the public in ways that create a perception of guilt, and to contribute to a better understanding of the presumption of innocence among public officials and the general public. Specific objectives set out in this research are threefold. The first is to increase the available knowledge in the EU about the broad applica - tion of restraining measures on suspects and accused persons in the public. Furthermore, the results of this research aim to sensitise public authorities, media and wider public to the importance of the manner in which a suspect or accused person is presented in the public through the use of restraining measures by the police and the way these measures negatively influence the perception of guilt. The last specific objective is to disseminate the results regarding the application of physical restraints across the EU.

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