Lengthy decision-making by the Ministry of Justice in a renewed procedure
In the specific case of the complainant, the Ministry of Justice exceeded the statutory deadline from Article 222 of the ZUP for issuing a decision in a renewed procedure and thereby violated the principle of legal security and the principle of good management and the principle of economy... more
The complainant was not informed that the misdemeanour proceedings against her had ended without a decision on the misdemeanour being issued
The Minor Offences Act (ZP-1) stipulates that the decision of the criminal authority not to issue a decision on a misdemeanour or to file an indictment, which is merely recorded in the file, is made known to (only) the proposer, but not the alleged offender. The ZP-1 refers to the... more
The question of the appropriateness of exhibiting confiscated items in court premises
The Ombudsman was made aware of a case where a baseball bat with the inscription "We recommend kindness" was exhibited in mailroom of the District Court in Ljubljana. This case raised concerns about the potential threat such props could pose to court visitors. more
Lengthiness of misdemeanour proceedings and the right to trial without undue delay
The Ombudsman considered the case of a complainant who had turned to him due to the lengthiness of a misdemeanour proceedings at Celje Local Court. In this matter, the Local Court did not serve on the complainant the appeal decision of the Higher Court, issued in June 2022, until April... more
Incorrect entry of the defendant’s address into the court’s K-registry
After the Ombudsman’s intervention, the court found that the number of the complainant's house address and postal code was entered incorrectly in the K-registry of the court, but this error was considered insignificant and attributed responsibility for the serving of the summons to serve... more
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