Information Note on the Court’s case-law No. 130

May 2010

Marguč v. Slovenia (communicated case) - 14889/08

Article 6

Criminal proceedings

Article 6-1

Fair hearing

Lack of public hearing in summary administrative-offences proceedings: communicated

The applicants were fined by the police for various road-traffic offences. They challenged the payment orders before the local courts, but their requests for judicial protection were refused in summary proceedings without a public hearing. Failure to pay the fines could result in a prison sentence.

Communicated under Article 6 §§ 1.

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