Retired Constitutional Tribunal judge, former head of the National Electoral Commission, Wojciech Hermeliński, argued that if he were the Constitutional Tribunal judges to whom the appeal is addressed, he would resign from office. Prof. responded to this voice. Krystyna Pawlowicz. “Why aren’t you ashamed?” – she asked.
Four projects from the December 13 coalition
On February 4, Justice Minister Adam Bodnar and representatives of all groups of the December 13 Coalition presented the assumptions of projects related to the Constitutional Court during a press conference in the Sejm. Shortly afterwards, a package of four projects was placed – a resolution of the Sejm, two laws (on the Constitutional Court and provisions introducing the Law on the Constitutional Court), as well as a law amending the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. on the website of the Ministry of Justice.
The published draft resolution concerns – as stated in the title – “eliminating the consequences of the constitutional crisis of 2015-2023 in the context of the activities of the Constitutional Court”. In the draft, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland calls on the judges of the Constitutional Court to resign and thus join the process of democratic change.
Taking into account decisions of the Constitutional Court issued contrary to the law can be considered a violation of legalism
– we read in the project, which de facto entails an attack by the December 13 Coalition on the current Constitutional Tribunal.
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Hermeliński proposes to the judges of the Constitutional Tribunal to resign
Referring to these proposals today, Hermeliński said that the resolution on the Constitutional Tribunal is an appeal to judges and state authorities, which is intended to indicate the working method of the “renewed” Tribunal.
When asked whether he would resign in place of the judges of the Constitutional Tribunal to whom the appeal was addressed, Hermeliński stated that he would not agree to the election, and that if elected he would resign.
I hope that at least the judges and the people elected to the seats will consider (resign)
– added.
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Pawłowicz to Hermeliński: “Why aren’t you ashamed?”
The judge of the Constitutional Tribunal drew attention to the words of Wojciech Hermeliński Prof. Krystyna Pawłowicz. She summarized them in a short but decisive post.
Former judge of the Constitutional Tribunal W.HERMELIŃSKI, retired for eight years but highly politicized, today gives good advice to the current judges of the Constitutional Tribunal from his retirement, after serving his own full term… We must resign and our terminate term of office. promises to defend the Constitution
– we read in the entry on the X platform.
How do you not feel ashamed?
– concluded the judge of the Tribunal.
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