I strongly disagree with the court’s decision; I believe this is a complete violation of constitutional norms. The act of pardon regarding Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik remains legally valid – President Andrzej Duda emphasized in an interview with Radio Zet. At the same time, the President of the Republic of Poland, in a letter to the Chairman of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, clearly emphasized that “as a result of the application of the law of pardon to Mr. Mariusz Kamiński and Mr. Maciej Wąsik there are no grounds for mandate to expire.”
A letter to the Chairman of the Sejm The mandates of Kamiński and Wąsik will not expire!
A letter from President Andrzej Duda to the Chairman of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, was published on the website of the President’s Chancellery.
In connection with the information put forward by the Marshal regarding the planned issuance of decisions on the expiry of the mandates of Members of Parliament, it should be made clear that as a result of the application of the pardon law to Mr Mariusz Kamiński and Mr Maciej Wąsik, there are no grounds for the mandate to expire
– we are reading.
On Wednesday, the Marshal of the Sejm announced at a press conference that he had received a document from the head of the Ministry of Justice, Adam Bodnar, containing information about the court’s ruling, and that this document was being analyzed by the legal services of the Sejm.
“When this analysis is completed, everything indicates that I will be forced to take a decision to terminate the mandates of both Members of Parliament.
– said Hołownia.
“I absolutely disagree with the court’s decision.”
On Radio Zet the president was asked about his meeting with Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik.
I told them that if they were put in prison, they would be the first political prisoners in Poland after 1989.
– he explained.
When asked about the verdict, he replied: “I strongly disagree with the court’s judgment.”
I believe this is a complete violation of constitutional norms
– he emphasized.
He recalled that as President of the Republic of Poland he had pardoned.
This is a presidential privilege, without any conditions
– he pointed.
He noted that the act of mercy against M. Kamiński and M. Wąsik is still in force, in a “continuous and permanent” manner.
Nothing can undo this, no court ruling
– he pointed out.
The courts are practicing lawlessness
We are dealing with a situation where, unfortunately, for political reasons, and I have no doubt about it, the courts are practicing lawlessness in this area.
– said the president.
When asked whether the judge’s decision was motivated by political issues, he replied: “I have no particular doubts here.”
Your judge seems to be a member of one of the judges’ associations that openly fought against the former – until recently – government and therefore also against Minister Kamiński and Minister Wąsik, showing their political convictions, which should never have happened.
– he said.
When asked by a journalist whether the president was undermining the independence of judges in this way, Andrzej Duda replied: “There is a group of judges in Poland who have become so politicized that they should in fact be excluded from the profession. excluded from judicial status.”
When asked who he was talking about, he replied that “citizens know who he is talking about.”
Polish courts (…) have a big problem with effectively convicting someone of corruption, but as you can see, they had no problem being incredibly determined to prosecute people who fought against corruption. The men were only convicted because they fought corruption
– he pointed out.
I hope that there will still be an opportunity for someone to investigate this matter thoroughly and conduct the proceedings in the manner in which they should be conducted, with the hearing of all witnesses to be interviewed, taking into account all the evidence that was found in the case. this case. are
– said President Duda.
I have no doubts about the state attitude and activities of Minister Mariusz Kamiński, (…) about the personal integrity of this man, also as a man who served Polish society and served the Polish state.
– added.
“The act of mercy is still in effect.”
The president was asked about the opinion of Professor Agnieszka Bień-Kacała of the University of Szczecin, who said on Radio Zet that the president should pardon them again if Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik do not want to go to prison.
I have issued a pardon for the gentlemen. This act of grace is still in effect. It concerns the procedure conducted in a specific case that concerns you. It’s a full pardon, so if the professor says it, it means there’s a new case pending in their case. And there is no new case pending in their case, it is still the same case
– Andrzej Duda explained.
When asked if there would be a second act of mercy, he replied, “There is an act of mercy.”
It is a binding act, gentlemen receive an act of mercy, which absolves them from criminal liability
– noted the President.
On Wednesday, the Warsaw District Court, ruling in the second instance, imposed two years in prison on Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik, and one year in prison on the other two former heads of the CBA for operational activities during the ‘land scandal’. .
The case was brought up again after more than eight years in connection with the Supreme Court’s ruling in June. Early June this year. The Supreme Court of the Criminal Chamber overturned the termination of the case of the former heads of the CBA, which was filed by the Warsaw District Court in March 2016 in connection with the pardon law used by President Andrzej Duda against the former heads of the CBA, who were not legally convicted and referred the case to the Supreme Court for reconsideration.
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Source: wPolityce