The penalty imposed on the applicant for begging in public breached the Convention
JUDGMENT Lăcătuş v. Switzerland 19.01.2021 (app. no. 14065/15) see here SUMMARY The case concerned an order for the applicant to pay a fine of 500 Swiss francs (CHF) (approximately 464 euros (EUR)) for begging in public in Geneva, and her detention in a remand prison for five days for failure to pay the fine. The […]