Deputy Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk argued on Polish Radio that the ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal, allowing World War II victims to file claims, would be a “milestone”.
The deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled the 2010 decision of the Supreme Court, which assumes that immunity from jurisdiction cannot be questioned and the German state cannot be sued in Polish courts
I hope that after thirteen years this road will be opened by the Constitutional Court and that Polish citizens will be able to make their claims
he said.
He then turned his attention to the issue of reparations in the context of Greece or Italy.
The tribunals there stated that nationals of these countries should be able to claim compensation from Germany
Report on losses suffered by Poland
On 1 September last year, a report was presented on the losses Poland suffered as a result of German aggression and occupation during World War II. On October 3, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau signed a diplomatic note to the German side regarding reparations. In it, Poland is demanding, among other things, compensation for material and immaterial losses amounting to PLN 6 billion 220 billion 609 million and compensation for damage.
3 January this year The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to this note. According to the German government, the issue of reparations and compensation for war losses remains closed and the German government does not intend to enter into negotiations.
In April, the government adopted a resolution on the need to address in Polish-German relations the issue of reparations, compensation and compensation for the losses Poland and Poland suffered as a result of Germany’s illegal attack on Poland in 1939 and the subsequent regulate German occupation.
but part of a well-thought-out policy to wash away Germany’s responsibility for war crimes
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Source: wPolityce