Pilate washes his hands. The CJEU misses an opportunity to rule on pre-trial detention The very recent ruling of the CJEU in DK (C-653/19 PPU, 28 November 2019) confirms the limited applicability of Directive 2016/343 on the presumption of innocence and fails to deal with overuse of pre-trial detention across the EU. Adriano Martufi and Christina Peristeridou • December 11, 2019