Nine nominees chosen for the investigative committee
The Sejm established a nine-member committee to examine Russian influence on Poland’s internal security during the years 2007 to 2022. All nine candidates were put forward by the ruling party, PiS. Other political groups did not submit candidates, and they did not participate in the voting process. The Confederacy was the only faction to oppose the slate.
The Sejm formally appointed the nine candidates to the Committee to Investigate Russian Influence in 2007-2022. Each candidate’s name was put to a separate vote. The slate included prominent figures such as the Director of the Military History Bureau, Sławomir Cenckiewicz, and high-ranking officials and scholars like Professor Andrzej Zybertowicz, an adviser to the President, and Professor Przemysław Żurawski, also known as Grajewski, along with other nominees including Łukasz Cieszotura, Michał Wojnowski, Józef Brynkus, Marek Szymaniak, Arkadiusz Puławski, and Andrzej Kowalski. Support for all candidates came from PiS MPs, while members from Civic Coalition, the Left, the Polish Coalition – PSL, and several other parliamentary circles did not take part in the vote. The Confederates were the lone group to vote against the proposal.
On May 31, the law creating the commission was enacted, addressing Russian influence on Poland’s internal security from 2007 to 2022. The president signed the law a few days earlier and indicated it would be referred to the Constitutional Court. On June 2, Andrzej Duda introduced an amendment to the law in the Sejm. The Sejm approved the amendment on June 16, and on June 28 the delegates rejected the Senate’s objection. The president signed the amendment on July 31, and it took effect in August.
The presidential amendment restricts the participation of lawmakers on the investigative committee and dismantles several preventive measures previously included in the legislation. These changes include the removal of prohibitions related to handling public funds for up to ten years and the requirement that the committee’s findings address whether a person can fulfill public duties effectively. Decisions of the committee may be appealed to the Court of Appeal in Warsaw.
The law specifies that the committee comprises nine members, holding the rank of secretary of state, who are appointed and dismissed by the Sejm. Any deputy or parliamentary club may propose up to nine candidates to the Marshal of the Sejm within the limit set by the marshal.
Additional coverage notes that PiS anticipated the formation of a subsequent committee to study Russia’s influence and to examine related documents, signalling ongoing oversight and analysis of the issue.
End notes identify this update as a statement from PiS leadership and contemporary parliamentary developments documented for public awareness and accountability purposes.
This report consolidates information from the parliamentary process and contemporary coverage by media outlets, including reports related to wPolityce’s coverage.