Prosecutor Dariusz Barski, one of the closest associates of the former Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro, received on Friday afternoon Letter from Attorney General Adam Bodnarstating that he was no longer a national prosecutor.
Bodnar justified his decision in 2022 by wrongly reinstating Barski in the active prosecutor's office. The minister's decision caused a protest by Barski's deputies, who accused Bodnar of violating the law.
On Friday, the Ministry of Justice announced that Jacek Bilevich was appointed as acting national prosecutor. The statement of the National Prosecutor's Office states that Dariush Barski is still its head.
Bodnar removed Barski. Prof. Piotrovsky: The act does not provide for such a form
Constitutionalist prof. has serious doubts about the correctness of Barski's dismissal. Richard Piotrowski. As he mentioned in an interview with “Rzeczpospolita”, such removal is possible only through an appeal, which is regulated in detail by the Law on the Prosecutor's Office.
As the newspaper emphasizes, in accordance with this procedure, the National Prosecutor is dismissed by the Prime Minister at the request of the Prosecutor General with the written consent of the President.
– The Act does not provide for the form of dismissal of the National Prosecutor, which was used by Minister Adam Bodnar. Therefore, according to the law, the national prosecutor is the one who held this position before the minister noticed a violation in his appointment – explains Piotrovsky.
In his opinion, “any decision that falls under the competence of the National Prosecutor and is taken by a person who performs the duties of a prosecutor, but is not a prosecutor within the meaning of this act, will be burdened with a significant legal flaw.” reports “Rz.”