Supreme Court dismisses appeal; conviction after June 11, 2007, bars police pension under new law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a police officer seeking to retain his pension and disability allowance. The officer had been granted these benefits but was subsequently convicted of passive bribery in 2009, after a specific amendment to the pension law took effect on June 11, 2007. The court ruled that the statutory provision explicitly bars pension rights for those convicted after this date, regardless of when the criminal act occurred, and found no constitutional violation in this application of the law.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 10 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 18 lutego 1994 r. o zaopatrzeniu emerytalnym funkcjonariuszy Policji; Art. 398 § 14 k.p.c.: A final conviction for a crime committed after the entry into force of the amended provision constitutes the sole prerequisite for the loss of the right to a police pension.