Section 27: Compensation to be awarded

1) If, from the examination of the complaint filed pursuant to Section 26, the respondent is found to have maliciously committed any act causing damage to the complainant, the concerned court shall, having regard to the circumstances, order the respondent to pay reasonable compensation to the complainant.

2) If an official or employee working in a governmental or public body is held to have knowingly violated the civil rights referred to in this Chapter, such an official or employee shall personally bear the amount of compensation referred to in subsection (1).