European Court rejects Polish appeal

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) refused to reconsider its ruling in the case of secret CIA jails on Polish soil.

The European Court ordered Poland in July last year to pay compensation totaling €230,000 to two Guantanamo inmates, who were tortured in Poland. The court also obliged Poland to run a criminal investigation into the black sites. Last year's ruling concluded that Poland violated the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Polish foreign ministry had thus far delayed the implementation of the ruling by lodging an appeal to the decision.

After ECHR's Tuesday decision, the foreign minister declared Poland will abide by the court's decision.

"We will comply with the ruling. We have to do it. It's a question for the coming weeks," Foreign Affairs Minister Grzegorz Schetyna told public radio broadcaster.