Date of the judgment: 18.05.2017.
Official publication: 19.05.2017.
On Compliance of Section 50.21 (5) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Case short name: Increasing the Regime for Serving a SentenceThe Constitutional Court decided:
To recognise the contested norm, insofar it applies to a decision on increasing a sentenced prisoner’s regime for serving the sentence, as being incompatible with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and invalid as of 1 January 2018.
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