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Captivity period before 23 August 1944 excluded from Decree-Law 118/1990 indemnity calculation; prosecutor general's appeal admitted.

Case Number ICCJ_206279
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the appeal in the interest of the law filed by the prosecutor general, establishing a binding interpretation of Decree-Law No. 118/1990 that the period of captivity as a prisoner of war by the Soviet side, for calculating the indemnity base under art. 4(1), does not include any time before 23 August 1944, even if the person was retained after the armistice; thus, the prisoner's period prior to that date is excluded from the compensation calculation. The ruling, obligatory under art. 517(4) of the Civil Procedure Code, clarifies the scope of "prizonierat" (captivity) under art. 1(2)(b), art. 4(1), and art. 5(7) of the decree, which grants rights to politically persecuted individuals, and resolves the legal question at issue. The decision, pronounced on 13 November 2023, establishes the uniform interpretation for future cases.

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Captivity period before 23 August 1944 excluded from Decree-Law 118/1990 indemnity calculation; prosecutor general's appeal admitted: 118/1990 that the period of captivity as a prisoner of war by the Soviet side, for calculating the indemnity base under art. 4(1), does not include any time before 23 August 1944, even if the person was retained after the armistice; thus, the prisoner's period prior to that date is excluded from the compensation calculation. The ruling, obligatory under art. 517(4) of the Civil Procedure Code, clarifies the scope of "prizonierat" (captivity) under art. 1(2)(b), art. 4(1), and art. 5(7) of the decree, which grants rights to politically persecuted individuals, and resolves the legal question at issue. The decision, pronounced on 13 November 2023, establishes the uniform interpretation for future cases.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru soluționarea recursului în interesul legii

Minuta deciziei nr. 20 Dosar nr. 2233/1/2023

Şedinţa din 13 noiembrie 2023

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite recursul în interesul legii formulat de procurorul general al Parchetului de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție și, în consecinţă, stabilește că:

În interpretarea și aplicarea unitară a dispozițiilor art. 1 alin. (2) lit. b), art. 4 alin. (1) și art. 5 alin. (7) din Decretul-lege nr. 118/1990 privind acordarea unor drepturi persoanelor persecutate din motive politice de dictatura instaurată cu începere de la 6 martie 1945, precum și celor deportate în străinătate ori constituite în prizonieri, republicat, cu modificările și completările ulterioare, în cazul persoanelor constituite în prizonieri de către partea sovietică anterior datei de 23 august 1944 și reținute în captivitate după încheierea armistițiului, perioada de prizonierat pentru stabilirea bazei de calcul a indemnizației potrivit art. 4 alin. (1) din decretul-lege menţionat nu include și perioada de prizonierat anterioară datei de 23 august 1944.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispozițiilor art. 517 alin. (4) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunțată în ședință publică astăzi, 13 noiembrie 2023.