The Envelope Elections Commission will take into account the Supreme Administrative Court’s June verdict on former Prime Minister Morawiecki’s postal elections decision when compiling its final report, according to Bartosz Romowicz of Polska2050, the commission’s deputy chair, who spoke to PAP. In parallel, Mariusz Krystian of PiS noted that PiS MPs are drafting a separate report.
By the end of May, the Postal Elections Commission had finished interviewing witnesses. It announced a June release for its report on the work conducted. Yet, during this period, Commission President Dariusz Joński left for the European Parliament, as did Vice-President Waldemar Buda. The lineups of all investigative committees were refreshed after the European Parliament elections, and by-elections were held to fill presidium roles for the Visa Scandal Commission and the Pegasus Commission. The Envelope Elections Commission did not convene to elect its presidium, which eventually included Bartosz Romowicz and Jacek Karnowski. On 26 June, Karnowski became Deputy Minister of Finance and Regional Policy, leaving Romowicz to chair the Postal Elections Commission.
Romowicz addressed PAP about the fate of the June report and whether the commission would meet to adjust the presidium. He indicated that the report would also reflect the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling from 28 June 2024, which upheld the earlier Warsaw Provincial Administrative Court decision finding that Morawiecki’s directive to prepare postal elections violated the law. The Supreme Administrative Court dismissed cassation appeals against that judgment, making the Warsaw decision final.
That decision underpins part of the ongoing work, with the commission simultaneously pursuing referrals to the public prosecutor’s office. There are reportedly seven ready-made applications awaiting review.
During mid-June, several commission members signaled plans to notify the prosecutor’s office about possible crimes by former Prime Minister Morawiecki, the ninth-term Sejm Speaker Elżbieta Witek, former State Assets Minister Jacek Sasin, former Interior and Administration Minister Mariusz Kamiński, and former top officials at Poczta Polska, the Polish Security Printing House, and PiS President Jarosław Kaczyński in connection with alleged “management failures.” A vote will determine whether these notifications will be sent.
Romowicz noted that the Civic Coalition’s representative would continue to serve as the committee chair and that the coalition would appoint a chair who would publish the report in accordance with the Sejm Investigation Committee law.
There is a possibility that the committee could be convened during the next Sejm session or immediately afterward. The date needs to be known at least three days prior to the meeting, and with many new members, all participants should have a chance to attend. Once all applications are ready and the Supreme Court ruling is considered, a meeting will be scheduled. The aim is to allow acquainting new members with the proposals likely to be advanced by Law and Justice.
– That is the plan, he added. He also suggested that PiS MPs might prepare their own independent report.
A separate report from PiS MPs
PiS MP Mariusz Krystian confirmed to PAP that PiS MPs on the committee, Przemysław Czarnek, Michał Wójcik, and Krzysztof Szczucki, are preparing a separate report.
Krystian explained that the group is continually refining its position on the matter. He indicated that the team is drafting guidance on the committee’s work and what has been agreed during the committee’s operations.
– Krystian asked. We are assembling our stance on the committee’s activities and the outcomes they reached.
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Source: wPolityce