Case C-15/24 PPU, Stachev, Judgement of the Court of 14 May 2024 (First Chamber)

Conditions for waiving the right of access to a

lawyer under Directive 2013/48 and for revoking

the waiver in case of a vulnerable suspect;

Clarifications regarding the concept of ‘vulnerable

persons’– illiterate suspect; Admissibility and

assessment of evidence obtained in a manner

contrary to the requirements set out in Directive

2013/48 – Directive 2013/48 precludes national

law which deprives the national court of the

possibility of assessing whether evidence has been

obtained in breach of the requirements of that

directive – clarifications regarding the obligation of

the national courts to disregard such evidence.