The Italian State paid out damages of
24,506,190 euros in 2021 in relation to people being unjustly
held in preventative incarceration before trial, said a report
presented to parliament by the justice ministry on Wednesday.
The damages regarded 565 cases of unjust detention.
The figure of just over 24.5 million euros was around 12 million
lower than in 2020.
The average payment in 2021 was 43,374 euros, compared to 49,278
euros the previous year.
The report said disciplinary cases had been opened against 50
judges over people being released from jail beyond the time laid
down by the law in he 2019-2021 period.
It said none of those cases had led to rulings against the
judges, although in 27 the process had not been completed.
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