Date of the judgment: 23.04.2004.
Official publication: 27.04.2004.
On Compliance of Para 9 and Para 94 of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation of April 29, 2003 No.211 "On the Internal Order of the Investigation Prisons" with Articles 91 and 111 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Constitutional Court ruled:
1. To declare the prohibition of receiving food parcels, following from the Cabinet of Ministers April 29, 2003 Regulations No. 211 ”Regulations on the Internal Order of the Investigation Prisons” as unconformable with Article 111 of the Republic of Latvia Satversme and null and void as of July 1, 2004 if by that time the Cabinet of Ministers will not ensure that the daily food norms for the arrested persons comply with the requirements, established in ”The Recommended Nutrient Norms for the Inhabitants of Latvia”.
2. To declare Item 94 of the Cabinet of Ministers April 29, 2003 Regulations No. 211 ”On the Internal Order of the Investigation Prisons” about buying foodstuffs at the prison shop as being in compliance with Article 111 of the Republic of Latvia Satversme.