“We have to look more broadly, we have so many global threats, we have to get our domestic affairs in order. I don’t think the president was so emotional that he was so strongly influenced to apply for a pardon two days after the arrest,” said Arkadiusz Gołębiewski, creator and director of the Niepokorni Film Festival, in “Salon Dziennikarski” on wPolsce.pl television , Niezłomni, Wyklęci, refer to the start of the pardon procedure by President Andrzej Duda.
President Duda’s actions
Let us not forget that on January 11, President Andrzej Duda announced that he had initiated pardon proceedings against Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik at the request of their wives. President Duda emphasized that the proceedings would be conducted in “presidential mode.” He also asked the Attorney General, Adam Bodnar, to suspend the execution of the sentence and release the jailed PiS MPs for the duration of the pardon proceedings.
Andrzej Rafał Potocki believed that the president’s decision was taken too quickly.
It is clear to the naked eye that President Duda – in my opinion a little too early – raised the issue of this march as something that could cause a social explosion in Poland, which he, as President of all Poles, in some respects also is. to be afraid of.
– said the columnist of the weekly magazine “Sieci”.
In my opinion, the decision taken before the demonstration was too early. The president once said he was an unyielding man. I would like to ask Mr. President that before taking any important decision such as initiating the pardon proceedings, he should remember that he has told everyone and presented himself as a steadfast man.
– said Potocki.
Human life
The director of CMWP SDP, Jolanta Hajdasz, had a different opinion.
Let me look at this issue differently. I think the president did the right thing. It’s a kind of humiliation that he has to do something for the second time that he didn’t have to do according to the law, but he showed that it was about human lives and about the safety of these two people. We realize what it means to jail such high-ranking officers who have been fighting corruption for years. I think the president has responded to the women’s real concerns. They know why their work is important, they know more than we know
– pointed to Jolanta Hajdasz.
I was moved when I saw posters during the demonstration: ‘Mr. President, don’t get yourself killed.’ I have photos. This is how people feel and see the threat. Let’s respect the president for this decision, because sometimes you have to show that you will do everything for those who are considered “crystal clear.”
– she added.
The president’s broader plan
Arkadiusz Gołębiewski, in turn, pointed out that President Duda’s actions may have a broader context
I would like to believe there is a broader perspective behind the president’s plan. There are few places where you can listen to another voice. We need to look more broadly, we have so many global threats, we need to get our domestic affairs in order. I don’t think the president was so emotional that it affected him enough to ask for a pardon two days after his arrest. I think there is a broader plan behind this to calm social emotions
– said Gołębiewski.
Presidential security
Andrzej Rafał Potocki referred to the issue of President Duda’s security.
Politics is a brutal game and the moment we are in this brutal game, we are participating in it. The winner will be the one who has more foresight and reacts differently than his heart tells him to. I don’t know if it’s legally possible, but I think the president’s security should be changed to military police. Why the gendarmerie? Anyone who knows what the gendarmerie is knows why
– said the columnist of the weekly magazine “Sieci”.
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Source: wPolityce