The Supreme Court’s connections to politics? Judge Stępkowski’s correct answer. He mentioned the contacts of the Speaker of the Chamber of Labor with the head of Hołownia’s office

The journalist asked Supreme Court spokesperson Judge Aleksander Stępkowski whether he saw any politics in the Supreme Court’s approach to the Maciej Wąsik and Mariusz Kamiński case. The Supreme Court spokesperson gave a strong response.

We reach a situation where we have one judgment in the case of two ministers, both serving two years for abuse of power, a final court decision, an appeal, and everything indicates that these could be two completely different decisions from two different chambers. What does this say about the Supreme Court? From Judge Prusinowski[PresidentofthePressChamberoftheSupremeCourt-nootred)IheardtodaythatthisshowsthatwehavetwoSupremeCourts[prezesIzbyPrasySN-przypred)słyszałamdzisiajżetopokazujeiżmamydwaSądyNajwyższe[presidentvandeperskamervanhetHooggerechtshof-nootred)IkhoordevandaagdatditaantoontdatwetweeHooggerechtshovenhebben[prezesIzbyPrasySN -przypred)słyszałamdzisiajże to pokazujeiż mamydwaSądy Najwyższe

– asked the journalist.

In a situation where the President of the Chamber of Labor agrees with the head of the office of the Speaker of the Sejm to secretly submit documents to the Supreme Court, these ties to politics seem not only small, but enormous. , and in my personal opinion unacceptable

– answered the judge Aleksander Stępkowskispokesperson of the Supreme Court, referring to Judge Prusinowski’s contacts with the head of Szymon Hołownia’s office.

Ruling of the Chamber for Extraordinary Scrutiny and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court regarding the mandates of Wąsik and Kamiński

The Chamber for Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court has ruled on the expiry of Mariusz Kamiński’s mandate based on files collected since December 29, 2023; We had all the material in this case, said Supreme Court spokesman Judge Aleksander Stępkowski.

The Chamber for Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court annulled the decision of the Speaker of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, regarding the expiry of the mandate of MP Mariusz Kamiński.

The spokesperson of the Supreme Court, who is also chairman of the panel ruling on the Kamiński case, Judge Aleksander Stępkowski, emphasized that – in accordance with the provisions of the Supreme Court Act – only the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs has the jurisdiction to deal with public affairs, and this is an appeal against the decision of the Chairman of the Sejm expiring the mandate. He recalled that the jurisdictional dispute in this case had been resolved in favor of the Chamber of Extraordinary Scrutiny.

The judge also accused the chairman of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, of violating the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure by submitting Kamiński’s appeal directly to the Chamber of Labor and not through the Supreme Court’s archive office, which stipulates that it is the appellant who decides to which court he files the appeal, as well as the provisions regarding cases that end up before the Supreme Court.

If the archive office is bypassed, the case – formally speaking – will not go to the Supreme Court

– added.

He noted that an immediate appeal could be lodged with the Appellate Body.

Stępkowski said the Supreme Court’s Chamber for Extraordinary Scrutiny and Public Affairs had “all the material in this case, you could say with a surplus.”

As he said, the complainant’s representative submitted as evidence on Friday the original decision of the Sejm Chairman to terminate Kamiński’s mandate. In addition, he said, a certified copy of the Chamber of Labor files was attached to the files.

We have ruled on the basis of our own files, collected in our Chamber in connection with the registration of the case on December 29, 2023.

– he declared.

There is no legal basis for the Chamber of Labor to hear the Kamiński and Wąsik case

The judge was asked about the meeting of the Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court, scheduled for January 10, which will also hear Mariusz Kamiński’s appeal against the decision of the President of the Sejm declaring the end of his mandate.

On the basis of which legal provision would the Labor Chamber be authorized here (to hear the appeal)?

– asked Stępkowski.

If the Chamber of Labor and Social Insurance takes action in this case, it will do so without a legal basis.

– he assessed.

The Republic of Poland is a democratic state governed by law and the judgment of the President of the Sejm as to which court has jurisdiction to hear which case does not determine this jurisdiction, but the provisions of generally applicable law.

– added.

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