Anyone who was fined for violating anti-pandemic measures in connection with COVID-19 or had to pay for meals in state quarantine facilities will be able to claim compensation, according to the law on redress for wrongs caused to natural persons in connection with anti-pandemic measures, which was approved by MPs on Wednesday.
People can exercise the right to compensation until October 31, 2025. The law should take effect as of May 1, 2025.
Opposition parties have called on President Peter Pellegrini to veto the law. They call it a scandalous law, saying that the coalition is mocking people who complied with the measures during the pandemic. They claim that it is also disrespectful to the bereaved of the victims. The opposition further concurred that the government is sending a signal in the current problem of foot-and-mouth disease and is telling people that there's no need to comply with the regulations.
"The president will thoroughly familiarise himself with the law after it has been delivered and will subsequently adopt his constitutional decision," said the President's office.
Source: TASR
