The statute of limitations for the offenses due to an error of the prosecuting authorities and delays in the pre-trial violation violated the right of access to court!
JUDGMENT Petrella v. Italy 18.03.2021 (app. no. 24340/07) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the length of the preliminary investigations in the context of criminal proceedings brought on the basis of a complaint by the applicant for defamation, the lack of an effective remedy in respect of the length of the proceedings and the discontinuance […]