“Chaos is an understatement, described by the current Minister of Justice and Attorney General Adam Bodnar as the situation he leads,” stated prosecutor Michał Ostrowski. At a scientific conference in Toruń hosted by AKSiM and focused on the rule of law, the Deputy Attorney General referred to Bodnar’s inconsistent stance regarding Prosecutor Dariusz Barski as the National Prosecutor. The document cited by Ostrowski was first disclosed by the portal wPolityce.pl.
Adam Bodnar, already serving as Attorney General and Minister of Justice, acknowledged the authority of National Prosecutor Dariusz Barski. This is evidenced by a letter published by wPolityce.pl, which appears to authorize Barski to make personnel decisions on Bodnar’s behalf.
Proof exists. On January 11, the day before the first public questioning of Barski and prior to the attack on the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Bodnar approved the appointment of new prosecutors.
— a point noted at the start of March on our site. This indicates that Barski enjoyed Bodnar’s trust in personnel matters.
READ ALSO: WE DENY. Another document Bodnar presented indicated that Barski was viewed as his legal deputy, including in personnel decisions.
Bodnar’s chaos
The conference titled “Crisis of the rule of law and the Justice system – What’s next?” took place at the Academy of Social and Media Culture in Toruń, with remarks from Deputy Attorney General Robert Hernand and Michał Ostrowski. They discussed a significant campaign against Barski and questioned Bodnar’s conduct. They noted that Bodnar, just a day before the attack on the prosecutor’s office, fully supported Barski’s personnel actions.
In an interview, Bodnar described the scandal as a misdirected transfer of prosecutors’ promotions to the National Prosecutor. This was presented as the delegated authority of the Attorney General in this area.
– stated prosecutor Robert Hernand, referencing the wPolityce.pl publication.
The media highlighted that on January 11, 2024, after research by Barski, the question arose whether this delegated authority from the Attorney General to the National Prosecutor had remained in effect.
– added Deputy Attorney General Ostrowski, who also emphasized that Bodnar’s actions were causing considerable disruption in the justice system.
On January 11, Bodnar indicated that the National Prosecutor could appoint individuals to prosecutorial roles. On January 12, he said that the national public prosecutor had been retired for more than a decade. Chaos is an understatement, which is the direction current Justice Minister and Attorney General Bodnar appears to be steering the system toward
– stressed prosecutor Ostrowski.
This is Bolshevik
Deputy Prosecutor General Michał Ostrowski cited examples illustrating how the Public Prosecutor’s Office deteriorated under Bodnar’s leadership.
One regional prosecutor in Szczecin explained to a subordinate line prosecutor who authored the indictment in a commercial case with losses to the state treasury exceeding a billion zlotys that everything had to be done to withdraw the charges because public opinion demanded it. Ostrowski described this as a wholly improper influence, noting that the head of the prosecutor’s office urged the prosecutor to withdraw the indictment because of public opinion.
– said prosecutor Michał Ostrowski.
Prosecutor Robert Hernand offered another instance of questionable decisions by “usurper prosecutors” who, instead of following regulations, cited resolutions of the Sejm as their legal basis.
They recalled the history of TVP, the resolutions adopted, and ongoing proceedings in this matter. Some practices in civil-law activities of the Public Prosecution Service included court registration procedures, changes in board registrations, and matters at the commercial court stage where there was a request to secure the public prosecutor’s claim. At a certain point, the decision was made to withdraw this prosecutor’s position. A tendency to rely on Sejm resolutions was observed, presented as a necessary action yet not entirely normative, with the justification that the “relevant” factor should guide prosecutorial decisions. The perceived danger was clear
– stated prosecutor Robert Hernand.
The conference was organized through a collaboration between AKSiM and the Polish Association of Judges. The association exists to encourage Polish judges to take a stand against perceived politicization of the legal system, explained Judge Piotr Skrzyszowski, the association’s president, during the event.
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Source: wPolityce