On Tuesday, the National Media Council (RMN) unexpectedly appointed a new president of TVP. It was Michal Adamczyk, the head of the TV News Agency (TAI) and until recently the host of the main edition of “Wiadomości”. – I was appointed as the President of Telewizja Polska's Management Board. The conditions are difficult, but we will act and I promise to do everything to restore corporate governance. That's it for the intro, I'm back in action, Adamczyk announced.
Earlier, in this regard Resignation of the president of TVP, Mateusz MatiskovicMaciej Łopinski became acting president based on the resolution of the TVP Supervisory Board. The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage disagreed with the decision to appoint him as the president of the “TVP”, stating in a statement that it is legally ineffective because it was made by a “non-existent body”.
A letter to TVP employees and viewers
The president of TVP, Michal Adamczyk, and the directors of the TV News Agency, Samuel Pereira and Marcin Tulik, are still at the TAI headquarters, ul. Powstańców Warszawy Square, opposes the takeover of the public media by the appointees of Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz. Their letter to TVP staff and viewers was published today.
“Why did the pseudo-management decide to extinguish Plak (Powstańców Warszawy – ed.)? Who will make money from it? Why did they dig in Voronitsa and not use the infrastructure of Plak (TAI)? They are the ones who do not allow employees and employees in the building, so people do not work and can earn money “The studio, control rooms and editing tables are empty,” they note.
“Liquidators operate as a sect. They issue orders to “maintain loyalty”, delete everyone, even Marek Sierok and the lecturers of “Teleexpress”, and the ideological broom sweeps away anyone who even suspects that they disagree with these illegal actions. – according to the principle “Whoever is not with us is against us”. They want to intimidate people because they are afraid of themselves (…)” – we read in the letter.
“Why do employees and employees when asked about taxes from new directors understand that it will be unknown from January?” They know that they have no legal authority and all the documents they sign are illegal (… ) The illegality of Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz's people leads to mass dismissals. Therefore, this case concerns not only the protection of the television, but also, above all, your jobs. We cannot agree that the pitch should remain – quotes the entire leader. Operation – “Shit, d…” a pile of rocks,” Adamczyk, Pereira and Tulick write.
Michal Adamczyk and the directors of TAI noted that “liquidators are spreading manipulated information and a false narrative that because of a few people in the conference room, they can't do anything on the field.” “What will be the cost of compensation to people that the company will incur in relation to the numerous legal proceedings, including in the Labor Court, as people fight for their rights.” Who will bear these costs? Of course, employees and associates, including those who trusted the pseudo-management “We did not cause this chaos in the company, but we want to end it and we promise you that we will not lose our determination to restore peace and security in TVP,” it is written.
Sienkiewicz dismissed the authorities of the public media. PiS protests
Ahead of the celebrations, the Seimas adopted a resolution on “restoring legal order and the impartiality and credibility of public media and the Polish Press Agency”. 244 deputies supported, 84 were against, and 16 abstained. More than 100 PiS MPs did not participate in the voting and went to the TVP headquarters at ul. Voronitsa. On December 20, the Ministry of Culture announced that the head of the ministry, Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz, had dismissed the acting presidents of TVP, Polskie Radio and PAP's governing boards, as well as supervisory boards. The minister appointed new supervisory boards of the companies, which appointed new management boards.
The National Media Council and the current governing board of media companies consider Sienkiewicz's actions illegal. PiS politicians talk about an “attack” on the public media, and the ruling coalition is called the “Coalition of December 13” (Donald Tusk's government was sworn in on December 13, the anniversary of the introduction of martial law). The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights issued a statement last week saying that “the manner in which changes are initiated in public media raises serious legal questions.”
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