5.  The applicant was born in 1962 and lives in Łódź. 6.  The applicant was serving a prison sentence in Potulice Prison. The overall term of his imprisonment was due to come to an end on 26 May 2007. 7.  Pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Code, applicable to persons found guilty of offences committed while acting as members of an organised criminal group, the applicant became eligible for early conditional release (warunkowe przedterminowe zwolnienie) after having served three‑quarters of the overall term of his imprisonment, namely on 12 July 2006. After that date, the applicant requested a court on several occasions to grant him conditional release. However, his requests were denied. 8.  On 11 January 2007 the Bydgoszcz Regional Court (Sąd Okręgowy) gave a decision ordering the applicant’s early conditional release for a two-year probationary period. It placed the applicant under the supervision of a court officer and imposed certain other obligations on him. 9.  On 19 February 2007 the Gdańsk Court of Appeal (Sąd Apelacyjny) upheld the decision of the Bydgoszcz Regional Court. 10.  On 20 February 2007 the applicant was served with a copy of the Gdańsk Court of Appeal’s decision. 11.  According to the official release certificate, the applicant was released on 26 February 2007.