A parliamentary inspection took place at the General Directorate of State Forests in Warsaw. In recent days, the meeting room on the building’s second floor was renamed after Professor Jan Szyszko, yet reports indicate the room no longer bears that name. A PiS member of parliament noted on social media that no official reply had been received about who authorized the change.
Jan Szyszko, who passed away in 2019, served as Environment Minister in the government led by Beata Szydło. He is remembered in several places, including the state forestry headquarters where one meeting room once carried his name. Observers say the current government is altering the public record of its predecessors.
Inspection by MP Sałek
The parliamentary visit to the General Directorate of State Forests in Warsaw included remarks about the renaming of the second floor meeting room once dedicated to Szyszko.
– a member of parliament stated on social media, noting the room had been renamed and that a newer photo showed the entrance in its previous configuration.
In his posts, the MP asked the deputy directors of the Directorate-General for State Forests who approved the change, explaining that no explanation had been provided at that time.
Another comment suggested that if the government ministers or their deputies had a deeper understanding of the functions entrusted to them, the national affairs of Poland might have unfolded differently. The exchange points to ongoing debates about how historic figures are commemorated in public institutions.
Source material acknowledged in the coverage referenced public discourse surrounding the issue, illustrating how changes to commemorative spaces can become focal points for political commentary and accountability discussions.