Ministry awards people a record 457 million for miscarriages of justice
Last year, the state paid out a record CZK 457 million to people who feel they have been harmed by the misconduct of the justice system. The Ministry of Justice awarded CZK 100 million to people for excessively long court proceedings. More than twice that amount was paid in compensation for unlawful prosecutions. Last week, the amount also stunned MPs on the House legal committee. “The significant increase in compensation paid by the state almost exactly follows the two extremely complex and extensive cases that were closed in the decisive period,” said ministry spokesman Vladimír Řepka.
Source https://ekonomickydenik.cz/ministerstvo-priznalo-lidem-za-justicni-omyly-rekordnich-457-milionu/