“This is an attempt to put pressure on Prosecutor Hernand and, it can be assumed, also on other deputies of the Attorney General,” Jarosław Kaczyński, Chairman of Law and Justice, emphasized at a press conference, referring to the scandalous post from Donald Tusk on social media.
Attempt to take over the National Public Prosecutor’s Office
Let us not forget that on Friday, December 12, Prime Minister Donald Tusk entrusted the duties of the First Deputy Attorney General of the National Prosecution Service to Prosecutor Jacek Bilewicz. Bilewicz replaced Dariusz Barski as acting prosecutor as national prosecutor.
The Justice Department announced that as of Friday, Dariusz Barski “remains retired, preventing him from fulfilling the position of National Prosecutor.”
In response, the National Prosecutor’s Office issued a statement stating that the National Prosecutor is prosecutor Dariusz Barski, and “a letter from Attorney General Adam Bodnar dated January 12, 2024, in which he indicates that in his opinion the National Prosecutor is a retired public prosecutor who has been dismissed since his retirement in the manner provided for in the non-binding law of October 9, 2009 amending the previous law on the Public Prosecution Service, has no legal effect whatsoever.
The deputies of Attorney General Adam Bodnar state that it is ineffective to entrust Prosecutor Jacek Bilewicz with the position of Acting National Prosecutor without unlawfully omitting the procedure of the Public Prosecution Act. Such a function is not provided for in the Public Prosecution Service Act
– said the deputy attorney general in a statement sent to PAP on Saturday.
On Saturday, Deputy Attorney General Michał Ostrowski announced that he would submit 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 overthrow the National Prosecutor’s Office to dismiss. Dariusz Barski.
In connection with the Prime Minister’s decision, President Andrzej Duda also issued a statement.
Minister Adam Bodnar is trying to dismiss Dariusz Barski from the position of national prosecutor, for which he has no independent authority. He communicated his +decision+ in this case to the attorney at the bar
– wrote the president on Friday evening on platform
Adam Bodnar’s action without the participation of the Prime Minister and the President is another gross violation of the law (the law and Article 7 of the Constitution).
– said the president.
Action was also taken by prosecutor Robert Hernand, who issued an order restricting access to the National Prosecutor’s Office to outsiders. This decision is intended to prevent Jacek Bilewicz from taking up his position.
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Tusk about the occupiers
The failure of the attempt to illegally take over the Public Prosecution Service and the determined attitude of the Attorney General’s deputies must have deeply angered Donald Tusk, who has been ‘applying the law as he understands it’ since taking office as Prime Minister. . He vents his frustrations on social media.
Just as the PiS occupation of Poland ended, the PiS occupation of state offices will end. Only the reputation of the occupier will stay with them for a long time
– Donald Tusk said in a message on Twitter/X.
PiS president: An attempt to apply pressure
The President of Law and Justice, Jarosław Kaczyński, was asked about Tusk’s statements during the press conference.
This is an attempt to put pressure on Prosecutor Hernand and, it is likely, also on other deputies of the Attorney General. The vast majority of these 144 plaintiffs support this position. This attempt to apply pressure is intended to allow an unlawfully appointed acting official to intervene, appointed to a position that does not exist. This is yet another proof that Prime Minister Tusk does not recognize that any law exists in Poland and no longer recognizes the existence of the Polish state. The state has many different aspects, but includes: Legal system. If someone doesn’t recognize it, it means he or she doesn’t recognize the state
– emphasized the PiS president.
This also confirms the statement that in the new situation, after the change of power, it will be necessary to completely reform the legal system, with the Constitution at the forefront. Even if this will have to be done with the help of laws passed on a special basis, because this Constitution has failed. It does not contain the correct number of blocks that prevent such actions. You can always use force, but obstacles such as the existence of a body that would immediately lead to the fall of such a government are completely necessary in this situation. We see that a significant part of the Polish political scene consists of people who do not recognize the law. They recognize their will as law, and this will in turn is an external will. It can be assumed that it is the German will
– said Jarosław Kaczyński.
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Source: wPolityce