“Moscow wants this type of government, like PiS in Poland, to be unable to continue to rule,” government spokesman Piotr Müller said on TVN24 on Tuesday, correcting the station’s insinuations about PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński’s statements. He also expressed the opinion that the Kremlin would welcome the resignation of the head of the Ministry of National Defense. With regard to the decisions of the Commission for the Investigation of Russian Influence, he in turn stressed that they were subsequently subject to judicial review. threat to a politician in Poland that he cannot run for the Sejm because of the committee’s decision,” he added.
Only the Kremlin wants Błaszczak to step down as head of the Ministry of National Defense
A TVN24 reporter at a press conference in Kopczany in Podlasie on Saturday asked Jarosław Kaczyński if he still trusted the head of the Ministry of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak after finding the remains of the missile near Bydgoszcz four months later.
Unfortunately, at this point I am compelled – this is not a personal comment to you – to treat you as a representative of the Kremlin, because only the Kremlin wants this gentleman to stop being Minister of National Defense.
– replied the PiS president, pointing to the head of the Ministry of National Defense.
When asked about this statement on TVN24 on Tuesday, the government spokesman replied to the interviewer: “Do you think that in Moscow, in the Kremlin, they would be happy with the resignation of Minister Błaszczak or rather sad?”
I think in the context of what is happening in Central and Eastern Europe, Moscow wants this type of government, like PiS in Poland, not to be able to rule. We know that Moscow consistently on the Polish-Belarusian border, at the time of artificial migratory movements and later after Russia’s attack on Ukraine, knows that Poland stands right next to those countries that believe such actions are reprehensible and should be avoided
– he said.
When asked if anyone who thinks the head of the Defense Ministry should resign is a Kremlin representative, Müller said: “I think the Kremlin would be happy about that.” He also believed that the dismissal of the head of the Ministry of National Defense in a war situation beyond our eastern border would somehow make Moscow happy.
TVN24: We keep asking questions
Following Saturday’s statement by the head of PiS, the TVN24 editors issued a statement.
The TVN24 editors strongly protest against the fact that a journalist who asks socially important questions is called a “representative of the Kremlin”. This is another attack by the authorities on media independence and another attempt to suppress press criticism. We won’t stop asking questions. In the public interest and on behalf of our viewers. This is the constitutional duty of the media, which are obliged to monitor public institutions. In connection with Jarosław Kaczyński’s statement, we will take appropriate legal action to defend our journalists and the good name of TVN
said the statement.
Bochenek: the right to questions and statements “in the public interest” or “in the interest of the Kremlin”?
PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek later told PAP that “the TVN station, as always, manipulates and creates an alternate reality in its style, contrary to the facts, without fully referring to the statements of President Jarosław Kaczyński.”
Just as journalists have the right to ask questions, citizens, including politicians, have the right to speak up and express their opinions. Mr. Jarosław Kaczyński clearly motivated his opinion on this issue. Attacking the Defense Minister, Prime Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, and attempting to discredit his achievements in strengthening the defense of our country is part of the Kremlin’s propaganda. Thanks to the actions taken in recent years, in particular the adoption of the Law on Defense of the Fatherland by President Jarosław Kaczyński, as well as numerous groundbreaking decisions and arms contracts, we are recovering somewhat in the times of our predecessors. Since 2015, we have gradually rebuilt both the military and personnel potential of the Polish army and the Polish defense industry
That said a spokesman for PiS.
“Despite attacks and attempts to discredit” – Poland’s military strength is growing
Despite attacks and attempts to discredit, including by TVN employees, the Territorial Defense Forces are functioning very well, Huta Stalowa Wola and Autosan were saved and jobs for thousands of our citizens, contracts are being made for Abrams, Patriots, Himars, anti- aircraft missile launchers CAMM or other necessary armaments, which together with the anti-missile shield in Redzikowo, which is about to be completed, form the basis of our defense, also anti-missile. Unfortunately, our political opponents in the field of missile defense have done absolutely nothing for years
Bochenek added.
Bochenek: All attacks on Błaszczak’s policies and actions are in line with the expectations of Russia’s rulers
In view of the above facts, Prime Minister Mariusz Błaszczak has the full confidence of President Jarosław Kaczyński, and all attacks on the policies and actions he carries out are in line with the expectations of those who rule Russia today. It is also worth noting that this is not the first time that the TVN company has wanted to silence other people, media or journalists who remind them of the founders’ shameful roots and communist connections. Was it some kind of allergy to facts and truth?
That said a spokesman for PiS.
Müller: The committee’s decisions are subject to subsequent judicial review.
In an interview with TVN24, the government spokesperson also raised the subject of President Andrzej Duda’s signing of the law on the establishment of a Commission to Investigate Russian Influences and the subsequent referral to the Constitutional Tribunal.
Piotr Müller, referring to the charges under this law, stressed that “every decision of the commission is subsequently subject to judicial review”.
If a decision is made in the committee about a person, that person has the right to file a complaint with the court and ask the court to suspend the execution of the decision.
– added.
Müller also pointed out that, in accordance with the constitution, persons convicted by a final verdict of crimes charged by a public charge of imprisonment cannot run for office in the Sejm.
So I would also like to explain here that there is no threat to any politician in Poland that he cannot run for the Sejm because of the committee’s decision
noted the politician.
Unfounded doubts from the US State Department
A government spokesman was also asked about the US State Department’s statement on the bill, which urged the government in Warsaw to ensure that the commission would not be used to limit voters’ choice or “allow abuses on in a way that could affect the perceived legitimacy of the election”. .”
It doesn’t limit. Article 99(3) of the constitution says that in Poland anyone who has not been sentenced to prison on the basis of a valid public charge can run for deputy. Therefore, here we unequivocally assure all our partners and the public opinion in Poland
Muller said.
Not the final report in September, but “on the current work of the committee”
The government spokesman was also asked about the deadline for the commission to present its first report, which is September 17. As Müller noted, the commission will issue its first report on the commission’s current work in September.
The report of this committee has to be submitted once a year because the committee has to work longer, not just until the elections yes
he said.
Law on the establishment of the State Commission for the Study of Russian Influences
The Sejm on April 14 this year approved the law establishing the State Commission for the Study of Russian Influences on the Internal Security of the Republic of Poland in the Years 2007-2022. They started setting it up in December last year. PiS Delegates. They pointed out that the commission should operate under principles similar to those of the verification commission for the re-privatization of Warsaw.
May 11 this year The Senate passed a resolution to reject the bill on the establishment of this committee. On Friday, the Sejm voted against the Senate resolution.
The committee would analyze official activities, create, duplicate, share information with third parties; influencing the content of board decisions; making harmful decisions; making advance directives on behalf of a government agency or company; entering into contracts or disposing of public or corporate funds.
The decisions that the committee could take include: revoking an administrative decision issued as a result of Russian influence, issuing a ban on performing functions related to the disposal of public funds for maximum 10 years, and revocation and prohibition of security clearances for 10 years.
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Source: wPolityce