Ryszard Cyba, sentenced to life in prison for the execution of Mark Rosiak in the Łódź Office of Law and Justice in 2010, was placed in a closed intellectual institution. This decision was made after Cyba left the punishment facility in February this year due to severe wellness deterioration. The case raises many questions regarding the execution of a life conviction in the event of a severe sentenced illness.
Placing in a psychiatric infirmary was by order Volov territory Court. Earlier, due to the fact that on July 1, 2025, the territory Court in Łódź in parallel proceedings rejected the application for Richard Cyba's electronic supervision. The series of these events shows the legal and medical complexity of the convicted person's situation, which was 14 years old from a life sentence.
Violent attack at the PiS office. Life sentence
The tragedy for which Richard Cyba was convicted occurred on October 19, 2010. A man entered the Łódź Law and Justice office with firearms. His mark was office workers. Richard Cyba He shot 2 people 8 times.. As a consequence of the attack, Marek Rosiak, assistant of Euro MP Janusz Wojciechowski, was killed on the spot, hit 5 times.
The attacker then attacked another worker of the office, Paweł Kowalski. He utilized a taser, knocked the victim to the ground, then wounded her respective times with a knife. The aggressor yet managed to overpower by intervention of a city defender who witnessed the incident. Richard Cyba's trial ended in December 2011. territory Court in Łódź ruled punishment for life imprisonment only after 30 years. This conviction was retained by the Łódź Court of Appeal in April 2012.
Getting out after 14 years. An unprecedented situation
In February 2025, after serving 14 years of punishment, Richard Cyba left the penal institution. That decision was dictated very mediocre wellness of the convicted. Cyba was diagnosed with deep dementia, preventing further punishment under prison conditions. The legal basis for specified a step was the decision of the Łódź territory Court of 25 February.
After his release from prison, Ryszard Cyba initially went to the Social Welfare home (DPS). This situation is, as the Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar stressed, first in modern past of Polish justice the case of a life conviction for which the court suspended the enforcement proceedings on grounds of health. This legal precedent raises questions about future proceedings in akin cases.
Electronic surveillance denied. Decision of the Łódź court
After leaving the prison and placing Richard Cyba in the DPS, there was a question about the form of supervision of the convict. The manager of the Black punishment Department, where Cyba carried out the punishment, applied for him electronic surveillance. The designation of this application was addressed by the territory Court in Łódź, which was competent for implementing matters in this case.
On 1 July 2025, the territory Court of Łódź rejected the application of the manager of the National safety Agency in Black to impose electronic supervision on Richard Cyba. This decision meant that the sentenced, while outside the prison walls due to his health, was not covered by this peculiar form of control. The rejection of the proposal may have been due to various reasons, including the assessment of the anticipation of effective electronic supervision of a individual in deep dementia.
The final decision of the court? Richard Cyba goes to a intellectual hospital
The latest phase in Richard Cyba's case is the decision to place him in a closed intellectual institution. The request was made in this case Volov territory Attorney’s Office. The Volov territory Court recognized this request and issued a decision stating the existence of grounds for the admission of Richard Cyba to a psychiatric hospital.
Information about the decision was provided by the Wrocław territory Court, which informed about the invalid decision of the lower court. The detailed reasons for this decision will not be made public. The Wrocław territory Court explained that "for the protection of patients' rights, we do not envisage making the justification available, even if it is prepared". The decision to be placed in a psychiatric infirmary is crucial for continuing to deal with the convicted person, providing him with medical care under closed conditions adequate to his health.
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