When asked about changes to the Constitutional Court, Justice Minister Adam Bodnar told Newsweek on Tuesday that he believed the resolution on the issue was insufficient.
“Newsweek asked Minister Bodnar what he would do with the Constitutional Court.
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Is a Sejm resolution enough?
– the weekly requested.
I believe that the resolution is insufficient, but I cannot say more at this stage. For the time being, every ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal is published in the Journal of Laws with the comment that the rulings are made contrary to the basic principle regarding the election of judges, because the current Constitutional Tribunal includes an incompetent person, so it is a body without constitutional features.
– he answered.
The weekly asked how she could deprive Julia Przyłębska of an instrument “that she only uses for the party”?
I want to assure you that these will be very mature and responsible decisions
– said the Minister of Justice.
Bodnar announces settlements
Everything will be carefully monitored and handled consistently – announces the Minister of Justice, Adam Bodnar, in the weekly magazine “Newsweek”.
In an interview for “Newsweek”, the new Minister of Justice talked about the conversation he had with Dariusz Barski, Deputy Attorney General and National Prosecutor.
We talked about the future of the Public Prosecution Service, and I drafted a number of letters and requests for various materials related to the Public Prosecution Service. We’ll see what comes of it. It is still a bit too early to talk about such far-reaching personnel solutions
– the minister answered the question whether he wanted to work with him or asked him to resign honorably.
Donald Tusk assures that one of his government’s priorities is holding his predecessors to account, it was said.
Every government goes through a honeymoon, and you expect very specific actions in the first week in power
– explained the minister.
In response, he was told that the question arose from public expectations, and that “a third term for PiS would mean the extinction of democracy.”
The minister emphasized that his first decision was to apply to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Someone could say why Poland needs this, and this is one of the ways to hold people accountable for abuses and shape the future prosecutor’s office. The very fact that European prosecutors can conduct proceedings in cross-border cases and cases related to the misuse of EU funds opens up new possibilities. And, most importantly, to become a member of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office only requires the Prime Minister’s decision
– he said.
The minister added that he had also dismissed five members of the National Council of Prosecutors and I received an open letter from them claiming that he had done this illegally. However, he believes that the regulations absolutely allow him to do so.
Third, I brought several prosecutors involved in defending the rule of law to the ministry to advise me. I appeal for patience. We are in the preparation phase for further actions
– added.
What about the prosecutor’s freezer, all those cases involving PiS people that have not been dealt with for years?
– Bodnar was asked.
They will be settled consistently. I am waiting for a response from the National Prosecutor, who I have asked to explain what is happening in these cases. In the near future, I would also like to organize a meeting with designated prosecutors who could handle the investigative committees. I believe that every commission should have an assigned prosecutor or team of prosecutors
– he announced.
Bodnar Explains Himself to “Newsweek”
The Minister of Justice was also asked whether he was afraid of being accused of taking a broad line instead of holding his predecessors to account.
Since I have been the target of hatred from the very first days, it is probably not entirely true that I am so gentle. I downloaded all the minutes of the National Council of Prosecutors meetings and it turned out that they were just staff discussions about who should retire. But it should be a body of real discussion! That is why I have appointed five new members of the National Council of Prosecutors, including Ms Ewa Wrzosek, to give this body a boost.
– he said.
The ‘Newsweek’ interview is a model example of how the media of the Third Polish Republic functions. The weekly almost encourages Adam Bodnar to take action against PiS.
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Source: wPolityce