The hunt for Glapiński. TS applications? KO MP: Such procedures can take a long time. The work should be completed in a year

Such procedures can take a long time; I assume that the work should be completed within a year – Zdzisław Gawlik (KO), the head of the parliamentary committee on constitutional responsibility, told PAP when asked about the work on the preliminary application to the State Tribunal for the head of the NBP, Adam Glapiński.

The work of the Sejm Committee on Constitutional Responsibility (ODK) on the preliminary draft to summon the President of the National Bank of Poland, Adam Glapiński, to the State Tribunal is expected to begin in September.

When asked about the time it would take for the committee to complete work on the application, the head of the ODK committee, Zdzisław Gawlik, said he could not determine this, but that such procedures could take a long time.

As the legislator has assumed, the termination principle does not apply here, which means that such a procedure can take a long time. Perhaps I am assuming here (if it concerns the work of the ODK-PAP committee) that it should be over in a year

– he said.

Once we have finished our work, the Sejm will decide what to do next

– Gawlik added.

A first motion to refer the head of the NBP to the Court of Justice was filed by 191 MPs from the ruling coalition. Adam Glapiński was accused of violating the Constitution and laws, including: indirectly financing the budget deficit as part of the asset purchases in 2020-2021, carrying out this purchase without “due permission” from the Monetary Policy Council and failing to comply with the apolitical order of the NBP President. In the opinion of the members of the NBP Board of Directors, this proposal is an attempt to undermine the independence of the Polish central bank.

The preliminary application for a TS for the President of the NBP was submitted for consideration to the ODK Committee by the Speaker of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, at the end of May.

Motion by PiS MPs

Already in March this year. A group of PiS MPs filed a motion with the Constitutional Court against four provisions of the law on the State Tribunal and against one of the provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Sejm. Its essence – as stated in the reasoning – boils down to the fact that “the preparation of the indictment of the President of the NBP is entrusted to the Court of Justice, i.e. the President of the NBP is held under constitutional responsibility, to the Committee for Constitutional Affairs”. Responsibility of the Sejm, i.e. the political body par excellence.” The Constitutional Court will hear the case on Tuesday at 10:00.

Gawlik stressed in an interview with PAP that he would not comment on the Constitutional Tribunal or a possible decision of the Constitutional Tribunal regarding the work of the commission. He assured that regardless of the decision of the Constitutional Court, he “will behave in accordance with the law.”

March 6 this year The Sejm adopted a resolution on eliminating the consequences of the constitutional crisis of 2015-2023, stating that “taking into account the decisions of the Constitutional Tribunal, issued in violation of the law, in the activities of a state body may be considered a violation of the principle of legalism by these bodies.” At the end of July, the Sejm adopted two laws aimed at reforming the Constitutional Tribunal. Subsequently, amendments to these laws were adopted by the Senate, and these amendments are currently awaiting consideration by the Sejm.

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