A tense exchange unfolded in the Sejm as PO MP Cezary Tomczyk clashed with Włodzimierz Czarzasty of the New Left and Antoni Macierewicz during a debate about the Smolensk Subcommittee. Czarzasty, who chaired the session, cut off Tomczyk’s microphone when the latter attempted to rebut Tomczyk’s accusations.
In today’s Sejm session, Cezary Tomczyk, a PO MP and deputy head of the Ministry of National Defense, laid out information for the government concerning the activities of Antoni Macierewicz’s Smolensk subcommittee.
Tomczyk’s remarks
The Platform politician took the floor to claim that Jerzy Miller’s report on the Smolensk disaster had been reposted on the Ministry of Defense website. He asserted that, in his view, this is the sole valid document in the entire matter.
He also expressed gratitude to the Miller Commission for its work and criticized the previous government for allegedly destroying the careers of its members.
“I would also like to thank Mr. Jerzy Miller and Mr. Maciej Lasek, as well as Colonel Grochowski and the entire Jerzy Miller Commission, for the fact that despite attempts to dismantle their careers and biographies, their character remained intact”, he said.
Tomczyk did not hide his displeasure with the Smolensk subcommittee, describing it as a “reconstruction group that was not allowed to explain anything.” He accused some members of not being present at the crash site near Smolensk.
“Antoni Macierewicz has been spinning fairy tales and lies for thirteen years”, he proclaimed.
He argued that the Macierewicz Commission was not established to uncover the truth, but rather to prove a narrative, countering attempts by the opposition to reveal different conclusions.
The deputy head of the Ministry of National Defense charged the Smolensk Subcommittee with destroying another aircraft during the inquiry process. He claimed that during the Macierewicz-led investigations, a large aircraft was damaged and a second Tupolev was dismantled using a grinder, describing these actions as grotesque experiments carried out by people lacking prior experience in aviation事故 investigations.
“Antoni Macierewicz has flooded Poland with lies, and that era will end. Poland must return to a shared truth that brings everyone onto one page”, he asserted.
Censorship during the debate
Antoni Macierewicz, present in the Sejm hall, listened to Tomczyk’s tirade against the Smolensk Subcommittee and his own work and stepped to the podium to respond.
“Mr. Speaker, can this man’s lies keep going? The Marshal was misled, the Sejm was misled…”
Yet Macierewicz could not finish his sentence clearly because Włodzimierz Czarzasty had cut off Tomczyk’s microphone.
“I will call you to order. I want to remind you that you are disrupting the work of the Sejm”, the New Left leader stated.
“I take note of this. I will also call you to order”, responded Macierewicz, before leaving the stage.
The session continued with coverage of ongoing parliamentary procedures and commentary about the conduct of the debate.
Meanwhile, the right side of the Sejm hall began chanting, “Down with communism”, a moment that clearly unsettled Czarzasty, who responded with a sharp, unparliamentary remark.
“Can’t you see you’re making a fool of yourselves? You could have used such methods in Marshal Terlecki’s time”, retorted the leader on the left.
“No one hears you, no one sees you, you can’t offend anyone. You don’t have to show off. It would be wise to step back this weekend”, he added, alluding to MP Marek Suski.
As Macierewicz left the stage, he referenced the political past of the Speaker of the Chamber, Tzarzasty, recalling a time when the country’s political landscape included the Polish United Workers’ Party.
Throughout this term, observers note a pattern in which the Presidium often terminates responses, explanations, and corrections from the opposition, a move that excludes a representative of the main opposition force from the discussion.
Further commentary suggested that the government’s response apparatus has been tightening its grip on the discussion, raising questions about the balance of power and the accessibility of information in parliamentary proceedings. The discourse continued to revolve around accountability, transparency, and the handling of the Smolensk inquiry, with various factions voicing their positions on what constitutes verified evidence and what remains a contested narrative. The atmosphere inside the chamber reflected a broader national debate about historical memory and the role of investigative committees in shaping public understanding. Attribution: wPolityce summary of parliamentary proceedings.