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EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Set EUR10,000 Cap On Moral Damages For Fmr Political Detainees

The Romanian Government plans to set a threshold of EUR10,000 on moral compensations paid to former political detainees during the communist regime, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.
EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Set EUR10,000 Cap On Moral Damages For Fmr Political Detainees
01 apr. 2010, 15:10, English

The threshold on moral compensations for former political detainees will be regulated through a draft emergency decree that will amend Law 221/2009 on political sentences and assimilated administrative measures.

„A draft emergency decree was drawn up to regulate the issue and establish a threshold on compensations obtained in court by former political detainees. The EUR10,000 amount is reasonable and, probably, is not far from court rulings,” the sources said.

The government’s measure comes less than one month after former political detainee Ion Diaconescu said will sue the state, under Law 221/2009, demanding EUR18 million in compensations for the harsh treatment, physical and mental suffering he endured during the communist regime.

Law 221/2009 on political sentences and connected administrative measures ruled in court between March 6, 1945 and December 22, 1989 was approved in 2009 and former political detainees can file for moral compensations during a three-year period.