The Supreme Court in Poznawia has ruled over the 91-year-old conviction of a former Polish prime minister and nine other politicians.
Wincenty Witos, a leader of the PSL, who served three times between the wars, and others, all of whom belonged to opposition parties, were convicted of the infamous Brest Trial, which lasted from October 26, 1931 to January 13, 1932.
The men went on trial accused of planning a coup d' tat against the Polish government, which was led by Marshal Jozef Pilsudski. The trial and conviction of their sons were viewed as part of an increasingly repressive policy orchestrated by the Pilsudski government to silence political opposition.
The original investigation and trial constituted an example of the instrumental use of the law and the court to persecute political opponents, Mr. Laskowski said. Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the current PSL leader, welcomed the Supreme Court's decision, calling it a historic moment that wiped away the disgrace of the Brest trial.