– We will not comment on specific developments in EU member states – said the spokesperson of the European Commission, Eric Mamer, at a press conference in Brussels, when asked about the arrest of PiS politicians in the presidential palace on Tuesday evening.
– As you know, we do not mean specific activities in member countries. We will not comment on this case either, he said.
He added that “on the issue of the rule of law, whether in Poland or in other countries, we publish a report on this topic every year. There is an analysis.” – Sometimes we have certain doubts regarding the current processes in certain member states. However, we are not referring to specific, individual cases, Mamer emphasized.
Mariusz Kaminski and Mackie Vesik stayed on Tuesday evening They were arrested in the presidential palace, where they stayed at the invitation of Andrzej Duda. They were first taken to the police station, and then to the Warsaw-Grokhov Detention Center.
PiS politicians stayed December sentenced by final judgment in the activity e. land scandal, despite the fact that in 2015 the president used the amnesty law against them. He did so after a partial ruling, which lawyers dispute.
Kaminsky and Vesik were arrested in the presidential palace. Andrzej Duda reacts
I want to assure you of one thing: I will not rest in the fight for a fair and just Polish state for ordinary citizens, as I promised during the 2015 and 2020 election campaigns. I will not rest until Mariusz Kaminski and his staff are released. I will not be afraid. I will act lawfully, in accordance with the constitution and the law, as before, the president said.
He also called for calm. – If anyone wants to use the right of assembly, he can assemble. If anyone wants to participate in the action, they can participate. But I ask that these rallies be peaceful, dignified and peaceful, he stressed.
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