– 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.
The Deputy Minister of Culture, Joanna Schering-Wilgus from the left, commented on the President's decision on Polsat News. In his opinion, Andrzej Duda is “running away from responsibility”. – Classically speaking, he behaved like a proverbial softie – he said and pointed The famous statement of the former Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro.
According to him, the president could have pardoned Kaminski and Vesik “yesterday and there would be no conversation”. – Besides, he would do what he said he wouldn't do in the last few days. But he didn't want to make that decision. He could also make another decision, ie. He waited for the information from the court (…), but he kissed, behaved softly and handed over the case to the Minister of Justice and the Prosecutor General, claimed Shearing-Wilgus.
– This is avoiding responsibility and not admitting a mistake. Many years ago, the president broke the law by pardoning Kaminski and Vesik. For the past few days, he's been talking about how he'll never do it again. (…) The president, I will say once again, is simply soft and did not want to take responsibility for the whole situation – argued the deputy minister.
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