The applicant, Mr. Peter Welch, is a British citizen serving 22 years sentence in HM Prison Long Lartin. He was arrested in 1996 on suspicion of drug-related offenses. The applicant complains that the confiscation order imposed by domestic court constituted the imposition of retrospective criminal penalty. The applicant relies on the article 7.
Citation: Welch v the United Kingdom (App no 17440/90) ECHR 9 February 1995