Justice Minister Adam Bodnar told Newsweek on Tuesday that the resolution regarding the Constitutional Court appeared insufficient to him.
“Newsweek asked Bodnar what he would change about the Constitutional Court.”
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Is a Sejm resolution enough?
– the weekly requested.
I believe that the resolution is insufficient, but I cannot say more at this stage. For the time being, every ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal is published in the Journal of Laws with the note that the rulings are made contrary to the basic principle regarding the election of judges, because the current Constitutional Tribunal includes an incompetent person, making it a body without constitutional features.
– he answered.
The weekly asked how she could deprive Julia Przyłębska of an instrument “that she only uses for the party”?
I want to assure you that these will be very mature and responsible decisions
– said the Minister of Justice.
Bodnar announces settlements
Everything will be carefully monitored and handled consistently – announces the Minister of Justice, Adam Bodnar, in the weekly magazine Newsweek.
In an interview for Newsweek, the new Minister of Justice spoke about the conversation he had with Dariusz Barski, Deputy Attorney General and National Prosecutor.
We talked about the future of the Public Prosecution Service, and I drafted a number of letters and requests for various materials related to the Public Prosecution Service. We’ll see what comes of it. It is still a bit too early to talk about such far-reaching personnel solutions
– the minister answered the question whether he wanted to work with him or asked him to resign honorably.
Donald Tusk stressed that one of his government’s priorities is holding predecessors to account, according to comments published.
Every government goes through a honeymoon, and clear actions are expected in the first week after taking office
– explained the minister.
In response, he was told that the question arose from public expectations, and that “a third term for PiS would mean the extinction of democracy.”
The minister emphasized that his first decision was to apply to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Some may ask why Poland needs this, but it is seen as a way to hold people accountable for abuses and shape the future prosecutor’s office. The very fact that European prosecutors can conduct proceedings in cross-border cases and cases related to the misuse of EU funds opens up new possibilities. To become a member of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office only requires the Prime Minister’s decision
– he said.
The minister added that he had also dismissed five members of the National Council of Prosecutors and an open letter from them claimed the move was illegal. However, he believes that the regulations absolutely allow it.
Third, he brought several prosecutors involved in defending the rule of law to the ministry to advise him. He asked for patience. Preparations are underway for further actions
– added.
What about the prosecutor’s freezer, those cases involving PiS figures that have lingered for years?
– Bodnar was asked.
They will be settled consistently. He is awaiting a response from the National Prosecutor, whom he has asked to explain what is happening in these cases. In the near future, he would also like to organize a meeting with designated prosecutors who could handle the investigative committees. He believes that every commission should have an assigned prosecutor or team of prosecutors
– he announced.
Bodnar Explains Himself to Newsweek
The Minister of Justice was also asked whether he feared being accused of taking a broad line instead of holding his predecessors to account.
Since he has faced hostility from the very beginning, he notes that it is not entirely true that he is gentle. He downloaded all the minutes of the National Council of Prosecutors meetings and found that they were mostly staff discussions about retirement. But he argues that this body should enable real discussion. He has appointed five new members of the National Council of Prosecutors, including Ms Ewa Wrzosek, to energize the body.
– he said.
The Newsweek interview is presented as an example of how media in the Third Polish Republic operates. The weekly publication appears to prompt Adam Bodnar to take action against PiS.
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