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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