Minister of the Chancellery of the President Wojciech Kolarski announced that a meeting between President Andrzej Duda and prosecutor Dariusz Barski and his colleagues will take place at the presidential palace on Monday morning. “We are facing a serious crisis,” Kolarski said.
Acts of the Minister of Justice
On Sunday, the presidential minister commented on Polsat News on the decision of the Minister of Justice, Attorney General Adam Bodnar, to dismiss National Prosecutor Dariusz Barski.
Kolarski recalled the position of President Andrzej Duda, according to which the actions of the head of the Ministry of Justice are illegal.
If the law rules in Poland, the law flows from the laws. There is a law on the Public Prosecution Service, this law clearly states what is the procedure for dismissing a national prosecutor, what is the procedure for appointing him, this procedure has been violated. That is why tomorrow morning there will be a meeting at the Presidential Palace to which the President will invite the National Prosecutor, Dariusz Barski, and his colleagues to talk about what happened, about this attempted attack on the independent prosecutor’s office.
– said Kolarski.
As he added, “we are facing a serious crisis in the country.” The minister in the president’s office said that under Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s rule, “the law of revenge reigns.”
Attempt to take over the National Public Prosecutor’s Office
On Friday, the Justice Department announced that prosecutor Dariusz Barski’s reinstatement to active duty in 2022 took place without legal basis. According to the Ministry of Justice, this means that as of January 12 this year, because he is no longer on active duty, he does not meet the requirements to be a National Prosecutor and has no longer fulfilled this position since Friday. The Ministry of Justice also announced that Jacek Bilewicz, prosecutor at the National Public Prosecutor’s Office, has become acting National Prosecutor.
The Minister of Justice announced on Friday that they are available on the Ministry of Justice website external legal advice recognized experts and legal authorities regarding the assessment of the effectiveness of the reinstatement of prosecutor Dariusz Barski to active duty. We remind you that legal opinions are not binding.
In Saturday’s statement, Deputy Attorney General Adam Bodnar said it is ineffective to entrust Prosecutor Jacek Bilewicz with the position of Acting National Prosecutor, thereby bypassing the procedure of the Public Prosecution Act.
Also on Saturday, Deputy Attorney General Michał Ostrowski announced that he would file a report on a crime committed by the head of the Ministry of Justice Adam Bodnar, prosecutor Jacek Bilewicz and other people working with them in connection with the attempt to dismiss the national judge. prosecutor Dariusz Barski.
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Meeting of the President with the Prime Minister
A meeting between President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk is also planned for Monday. Presidential Minister Wojciech Kolarski announced that the case of PiS MPs: Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik will be one of the topics of discussion.
Kolarski was asked on Polsat News on Sunday – in the context of the president’s meeting with the prime minister, scheduled for Monday – whether they will be able to “rise above their resentment and talk about Poland in a way that they actually think about the fact. that war is raging beyond our eastern border and that we cannot allow either side to let this cold civil war turn into a hot one.
The presidential minister noted that Andrzej Duda “has cooperated and declared his cooperation throughout his presidency.” He also recalled the president’s words that “there are issues that need to go beyond a political dispute, for example security.”
This is one of the most important issues today
– he assessed.
In this spirit, when Prime Minister Tusk asked for a meeting, the President immediately responded positively that he was willing to talk about this issue. Of course, this is also a moment when we cannot not talk about what is happening in Poland today, we cannot not talk about what happened last week: the detention of parliamentarians (Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik – PAP). I guarantee this issue will also be discussed
– said the presidential minister.
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Source: wPolityce