Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the administrative driving licence withdrawal violated ne bis in idem after the criminal fine for the same facts
Decisione estratta
No. The dual Swiss traffic procedure remains compatible with the ne bis in idem principle; the appeal did not justify departing from settled case law.
Motivazione estratta
The Court held that the administrative measure is an independent preventive and educational sanction within a dual system in which criminal and administrative authorities have different powers and purposes. Zolotoukhine does not compel abandoning this structure.