Former dissidents persecuted by communist secret police could receive one-off compensation

The interior and justice ministries have jointly drafted a proposed amendment to the law which would provide compensation of CZK 100 000 to people persecuted by the Communist regime. Two groups of dissidents would be eligible to receive the one-off compensation payment. The first are those subjected to secret police surveillance, who had to report being away from home or suffer frequent raids by the police. The second group consists of people who were forced to emigrate by the communist secret police. The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes estimates that the legislation could help hundreds of dissidents.