II K 648/20 AI generated

Court convicted official of withholding public info, imposed fine, dismissed defense's request to drop proceedings.

Case Number II K 648/20

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2022-10-26

Outcome Allowed / Granted

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Legislator summary

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The court convicted the defendant of withholding public information and imposed a monetary fine of 1,000 PLN. The defense argued the offense had negligible social harm and requested the dismissal of proceedings, but the court rejected this claim. The court determined that the delay prevented a journalist from publishing timely on the matter and that the conviction itself served as sufficient educational and preventive punishment.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 23 ust. 1 ustawy o dostępie do informacji publicznej; Art. 43a § 1 k.k.; Art. 59 k.k.: The court may impose a monetary fine instead of dropping proceedings when the social harm is not significant but the defendant fails to understand the gravity of the violation, as the conviction itself serves as adequate educational and preventive punishment.

Keywords

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public information access withholding official data monetary fine penalty dismissal of proceedings social harm assessment public official duty journalist access rights