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The request for the arrest and compulsory detention of Ziobro has been submitted to the Polish Parliament.
Ziobro has already been fined for failing to appear for questioning before the Pegasus Committee.
The prosecution is requesting the lifting of Marcin Romanowski’s immunity.
Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar has today submitted a request to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to lift Marcin Romanowski’s immunity.
The President plans to suggest a candidate for “commissioner” in another Supreme Court Chamber to Tusk.
Donald Tusk has recently had to explain a mistake involving his countersignature on President Duda’s decision regarding the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court. However, our information indicates that in the case of the Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court, the President may propose a legally appointed Supreme Court judge to Tusk for countersignature.
The decision of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control regarding the National Electoral Commission’s resolution will not be a ruling of an independent court, says a Supreme Court judge.
“For me, it is obvious—the National Electoral Commission’s resolution will be overturned. Can a body whose decisions can be predicted under such circumstances be considered an independent court?” said a judge from the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber in an interview with Onet.
The Justice Committee Endorses Bills Reforming the Constitutional Tribunal: Dubler Verdicts to Be Invalidated
The Constitutional Tribunal Act and the Act on Implementing Provisions, two civic projects prepared by experts from the Batory Foundation, received positive evaluations during the proceedings of the Justice Committee. What do these bills entail?
Laws on the Constitutional Court in the Sejm. Law and Justice Party discovers it was prepared by experts of the Batory Foundation
The Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Human Rights is working on laws reforming the Constitutional Court. During the meeting, Law and Justice deputies focused on the fact that their authors are experts of the Batory Foundation
What’s the Status of the KRS Act? We Know the Legal Opinions on the Senate Amendment Commissioned by the Sejm Committee [NEWS OKO.PRESS]
In May, the Senate amendment to the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS), which restored the right of neo-judges to be elected to the new Council, sparked significant controversy. On July 11, the Justice Committee and the Sejm will decide its fate. OKO.press has obtained the legal opinions commissioned by the Committee.
The Constitutional Tribunal with Święczkowski, Pawłowicz, and Piotrowicz instructs on how to more effectively challenge Bodnar’s reforms.
A case is currently being heard before Julia Przyłębska’s Constitutional Tribunal, initiated by the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS). The KRS is attempting to prevent the Minister of Justice from having the authority to dismiss presidents and vice-presidents of common courts.
Newly appointed judges will be able to run for the reformed National Council of the Judiciary (KRS). The Senate has passed the bill with amendments.
The Senate has voted on the amendment to the KRS Act. Several dozen amendments have been introduced to the draft, including a very important one – granting newly appointed judges the right to stand for election to the Council. This is the result of the Venice Commission’s opinion. But discussions with President Duda also concerned this issue.
The Sejm passed the law on the National Council of the Judiciary. The President has already announced that he will veto it
After several months of work, the Sejm adopted an amendment to the law on the National Council of the Judiciary. The new Council is to be elected by judges, not by parliamentarians. The President has already announced that he will veto the law. The main point of contention is the exclusion of so-called “neo-judges” from the possibility of candidacy.