ɐ pɹˈɛs ɹᵻlˈiːs pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ðɪ ˌiːsˌiːˌeɪtʃˈɑːɹ ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt ɹᵻvˈiːld ðə kˈoːɹts dᵻsˈɪʒən, ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ, baɪ fˈoːɹ vˈoʊts tə θɹˈiː, ðætðə kˈɑːnənˌɑːvz kˈeɪs pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɐ vaɪəlˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl sˈɛvən nˈoʊ ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪv pˈʌnɪʃmənt ʌvðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kənvˈɛnʃən ˌɔn hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts.
A press release published by the ECHR on 24 July 2008 revealed the Court's decision, establishing, by four votes to three, that the Kononov's case presented a violation of Article 7 (no retrospective punishment) of the European Convention on Human Rights.