Date of the judgment: 24.09.2020.
Official publication: 28.09.2020.
On Compliance of Section 316 (1) of the Criminal Law, in the Wording that was in Force from 2 January 2004 to 31 March 2013, with the Second Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Case short name: Clarity of the notion "Public official" in the Criminal LawThe Constitutional Court held:
to recognise Section 316 (1) of the Criminal Law, in the wording that was in force from 2 January 2004 until 31 March 2013, as being compatible with the second sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.
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