Published on 26 May 2026
FIFTH SECTION
Application no. 39127/21
Vyacheslav Viktorovych PETROV
against Ukraine
lodged on 27 July 2021
communicated on 5 May 2026
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The application concerns administrative offence proceedings in which the applicant was found liable for an act – driving under the influence of alcohol – that at the material time did not constitute an administrative offence. He relies on Article 7 of the Convention.
QUESTION TO THE PARTIES
Did the act of which the applicant was convicted constitute an administrative offence under national law at the time when it was committed, as envisaged by Article 7 of the Convention?