On 22-25 June, the Department for the Execution of Judgments carried out a mission to Warsaw to discuss the execution of judgments rendered by the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Poland.
In this context representatives of the Department conducted a series of training sessions for human rights officers and trainers at the National Police Headquarters in Warsaw, the Police Academy in Szczytno, the Police School in Katowice and the Police Training Centre in Legionowo. The programme addressed the role of the European Convention on Human Rights in the everyday work of a police officer. The sessions paid particular attention to the Polish judgments that remain under the supervision of the Committee of Ministers, in particular: Kuchta and Mętel group v. Poland, concerning excessive use of force by the police during arrest and the lack of an effective investigation (Article 3); and Siedlecka v. Poland, concerning unlawful deprivation of liberty under the pretext of an identity check (Article 5 § 1).
In addition, on 22 June the Department held detailed discussion with director of the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution and his deputies and representatives of the Ministry of Justice on trainings for judges and prosecutors as a mean to execute pending judgments concerning the Polish justice system and possible improvements in this respect.
Further, a general exchange of views related to the execution of the Court’s judgments in respect of Poland and raising awareness of the Convention standards, including through dissemination and trainings on the Court’s case-law, took place on 23 June during the quarterly session of the Interministerial Team for the European Court of Human Rights, which is an advisory body on the execution of the Court’s judgments and includes representatives of public administration, the Sejm, Senat, Supreme Court, Supreme Administrative Court, and National Council of the Judiciary.
