On Friday, Adam Bodnar became acting national prosecutor became Jacek Bilevich. President Andrzej Duda claims that Justice Minister Adam Bodnar's actions regarding changes to the post of national prosecutor are illegal, as according to the act, this is the competence of the prime minister and the prosecutor general, in cooperation. President. Meanwhile, Bodnar made the decision independently, ignoring the requirements of the act.
MPs criticized Bodnar
The Deputy Prosecutor General published a message on the website of the National Prosecutor's Office in which he emphasizes that the appointment of the acting prosecutor Jacek Bilevich was made “by illegally skipping the procedures of the Law on the Public Prosecutor's Office.” It is ineffective.”
As they add, such a function is not provided for in the Law on the Prosecutor's Office at all. The GUT MPs emphasize that the Minister of Justice, together with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, “illegally created a new function unknown to the Law on the Prosecutor's Office”.
“Illegal actions of Bodnar and Tusk”
The statement emphasizes that Adam Bodnar and Donald Tusk wanted to bypass the provisions related to the procedure for the dismissal of the First Deputy Prosecutor General with the express written consent of the President of the Republic of Poland. President Andrzej Duda expressed the same doubts.
At the same time, the Deputy Prosecutor Generals claim that the actions of public officials Adam Bodnar, Donald Tusk and Jacek Bilewicz “will be subject to a criminal law assessment”.
“As the Deputy Prosecutor General, we declare that we will use all the measures provided by the law to effectively oppose the attempt to illegally remove the National Prosecutor and take over the prosecutor's office for political purposes,” we read.
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