– I decided to start Pardon process – President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday at the conference with the spouses of Mariusz Kaminski and Maciej Vesic. He added that he has also appealed to the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General Adam Bodnar to release them from prison until the trial is over.
Paproka on the pardon process: the circumstances have changed dramatically
Asked by Polsat News why Andrzej Duda decided to start the pardon process, Presidential Minister Malgorzata Poprocka replied that “the actual circumstances have changed dramatically.”
– We have a situation where people who have dedicated their entire professional life to fighting corruption, who are members of the Seimas, were put in prison unusually, so quickly and with such a decision by various state authorities, – he explained.
According to him, the arrest and imprisonment of MPs Kaminski and Vasik “was followed by a very clear social reaction”. He claimed that the president is looking at this issue “from all prisms – both constitutional and social order”.
Will Kaminski and Vesik be released from prison? “This is Minister Bodnar's personal decision today”
– Today, absolutely the most important issue from the perspective of the president is that Mr. Mariusz Kaminski and Maciej Vesic left the prison – emphasized Paprocka. – According to the president, the amnesty act has been in effect since 2015. Which means that these gentlemen should not be in prison now and they are MPs, he added.
He also drew attention to the jurisprudence of the Common Courts, the Constitutional Tribunal and the Supreme Court on this issue. – This is an extraordinary confusion and the final result is that the deputies pardoned by the president are in prison, – he said.
He also said that in addition to the official decision on the pardon process, the President also sent a letter to the Attorney General that he expected to immediately exercise the power of PG, that is, the suspension of the sentence pending the pardon process. is finished. – This is a personal decision of Minister Bodnar today – said Paprocka.
The ball is in the Attorney General's court. what will he do
Adam Bodnar has not yet commented on the matter, but Onet said on Thursday that according to his informants The decision was taken by the leadership of the Ministry of Justice“Let's not act hastily on this matter.” – The official announcement will not be made so soon – the source of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education told the journalists.
Bodnar's press conference is scheduled for Friday at 14:30. The topic will be the new Act on the National Council of Justice.
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