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IV Ko 52/22 AI generated

Court allows compensation claim against state for political internment, dismissing prosecution's statute of limitations defense.

Case Number IV Ko 52/22
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The court granted the plaintiff's claim for damages and compensation regarding his 1981 political internment, while dismissing the prosecution's statute of limitations defense. The plaintiff, a former union organizer interned by the Milicja Obywatelska, argued for significant damages based on the severe stress and health issues suffered in solitary confinement. The court ruled that the prosecution lacked standing to raise the time bar and that the claimed amounts were reasonable given the historical context and reduced purchasing power.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 8 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 23 lutego 1991 r.; Art. 13 ustawy z dnia 23 lutego 1991 r.; The court established that the prosecution cannot raise a statute of limitations defense in claims against the state for political repression, and that compensation amounts must be balanced between economic perception and reasonable limits.

Keywords

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political internment statute of limitations state compensation prosecution standing social coexistence rules union organizer solitary confinement

Cited Legislation

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Art. 8 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 23 lutego 1991 r.
Art. 13 ustawy z dnia 23 lutego 1991 r.
Art. 10 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 23 lutego 1991 r.
Art. 8 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 23 lutego 1991 r.
Art. 117 § 2 k.c.
Art. 5 k.c.
art. 117 §2 k.c
art. 5 k.c

Cited Case Law

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wyrok SN z 17.10.2000 roku, V KKN 321/98
IV KK 137/11
Supreme Court allows damages claim for wrongful arrest, ordering reimbursement of legal costs for acquitted party.
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XII Ko 45/24
Court partially allowed compensation claim for Polish political prisoners' internment, awarding 30k per person but dismissing excess damages.
III Ko 306/24
Court awards 15,000 PLN compensation for 1981 Polish Solidarity internment under the February Act.
XII Ko 39/18
Court partially allowed compensation claim for political prisoner internment, awarding 70k PLN while dismissing excessive damages.
XII Ko 69/24
Court awarded 35,000 PLN compensation for 42 days of internment, dismissing the remaining 65,000 PLN claim as excessive.
III Ko 294/23
Court awards compensation and damages to a political prisoner interned during martial law for personal rights violations.

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