Murder at Lake Pluszne: 27 years of judicial errors and mistakes

The murder case at Lake Pluszne near Olsztyn is one of the largest failures of Polish justice — the victim was initially misidentified, then an innocent person was wrongly convicted. Final rulings by the Supreme Court in this case came only in 2026, though the crime occurred 27 years earlier. The case is regarded as a symbol of investigative and judicial error in Poland.