6.  The applicant was born in 1937 and lives in Zduńska Wola, Poland. 7.   In 1980 the applicant was convicted of “having organised an illegal demonstration and having made disrespectful remarks concerning the Polish Nation” and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. On 20 March 1996 the Supreme Court acquitted him of all charges. 8.  On 17 May 1996 the applicant filed a request for compensation with the Warsaw Regional Court ( Sąd Wojewódzki) for his wrongful conviction and imprisonment. 9.  On 28 January 1997 the applicant’s lawyer requested the Regional Court to accelerate examination of the case. In reply, the Regional Court informed the applicant that, due to a large number of similar cases pending before the court, it could not set any approximate date for a hearing in the case. 10.  On 19 June 2001 the applicant again requested the Regional Court to accelerate examination of his case. The Regional Court informed the applicant that the explanation given in its previous letter remained valid. 11.  It appears that the proceedings are pending before the Warsaw Regional Court.