6.  The applicant was born in 1948 and lives in Legionowo, Poland. 7.  On 7 August 1948 the Warsaw District Military Court convicted the applicant’s father of an unspecified offence related to his political activity. 8.  On 20 April 1994 the applicant filed an application with the Ostrołęka Regional Court (Sąd Wojewódzki) for the annulment of his father’s conviction under the Law of 23 February 1991 on annulment of convictions whereby persons were persecuted for their activities aimed at achieving independence for Poland (Ustawa o uznaniu za nieważne orzeczeń wydanych wobec osób represjonowanych za działalność na rzecz niepodległego bytu Państwa Polskiego). 9.  On 20 June 1994 the Regional Court declared the conviction null and void. 10.  On an unknown later date in 1994 the applicant filed an application for compensation for his father’s wrongful conviction with the Ostrołęka Regional Court. 11.  Subsequently, the case was referred to the Warsaw Regional Court. 12.  On 11 July 2000 the Regional Court granted the applicant’s claim. That judgment became final on 19 July 2000. 13.  On 14 November 2000 the applicant complained to the Minister of Justice about the fact that he had not received the awarded compensation. 14.  The compensation was paid on 2 April 2001.