The Office of the President announced on Monday morning that President Andrzej Duda spoke with the National Prosecutor Dariusz Barski and the Deputy Prosecutor General.
The president “announced that he neither agreed to the dismissal of the national prosecutor nor expressed an opinion on the appointment of a new national prosecutor,” the press release said.
“Based on the above, the President of the Republic of Poland has emphasized that, in accordance with the current regulations, the national prosecutor is Mr. Dariusz Barski”, – it is written on the profile of the President's Chancellery on the X website. (formerly Twitter).
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The meeting was also attended by the Ministers of the President, Malgorzata Paprocka and Wojciech Kolarski.
Chaos in the National Prosecutor's Office. Bodnar took out the barsk
Prosecutor Dariusz Barski, one of the closest associates of former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, received the verdict on Friday. 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.
Deputy Attorney General Robert Hernand recorded the moment Bodnar appeared at PK headquarters to convey the decision to release Barski. The entry was published by the website DoRzeczy.pl.
On Monday, Bodnar requested a preliminary injunction against Hernand for “defamation of the dignity of the prosecution” and the “without consent” recording of the telephone conversation.
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