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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 Case of an Antisemitic Post by Judge Jarosław Dudzicz, Former Member of the unlawful National Council of the Judiciary
OKO.press has obtained details of the case involving an antisemitic online post by Judge Jarosław Dudzicz a former member of the unlawful National Council of the Judiciary
Codification Committee: Abolish Two Chambers of the Supreme Court Created by PiS and the Extraordinary Complaint Mechanism
The Codification Committee of Civil Law, chaired by Professor Marek Safjan, is calling for urgent reforms in the Supreme Court, which is dominated by “neo-judges” (judges appointed in deficient procedure). The Committee advocates for the abolition of the illegal Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs as well as the Chamber of Professional Responsibility.
Interview of the former President of the ICC, Judge Piotr Hofmański [EJIL:Talk! interview]
On 13 March 2024, a few days after completing his term as President of the ICC, I conducted the following interview with Judge Piotr Hofmański. It was a wide-ranging conversation which has been edited and condensed for publication.
Hater Scandal: Prosecutors Have 200,000 Emails. The KastaWatch Account Is Linked to Ziobro’s Ministry
Investigation by OKO.press and TVN24: Documents with judges’ data were taken from the Ministry of Justice, where the KastaWatch account was created to discredit judges. We have evidence of an orchestrated attack on Judge Waldemar Żurek and indications that Zbigniew Ziobro knew about it. OKO.PRESS and TVN24 journalist Marta Gordziewicz have obtained new evidence […]
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.
Judge Frąckowiak Fought for the Courts, Now She Has Become the President of the Court in Poznań [LIST OF NEW PRESIDENTS]
Justice Minister Bodnar has just appointed three new court presidents in Poznań. The local courts in Poznań and Kraków are the first in Poland where independent judges will replace Ziobro’s nominees. So far, Bodnar has appointed 27 new court presidents, and we publish their list.
Minister Bodnar has appointed a codification commission tasked with reforming the courts and the prosecutor’s office
The appointed codification commission of the system of common courts and the prosecutor’s office, led by the president of Iustitia, Prof. Krystian Markiewicz, is to propose a true reform of the courts. This commission will also decide what to do next with the neo-judges.
Bodnar executes the CJEU’s judgment. Ends discretionary delegations for judges
Minister Bodnar wants to streamline the system of delegating judges to higher instance courts. Under Minister Ziobro, delegations were under the control of the ministry, and judges defending the rule of law did not receive them. The ministry, during the PiS government, also punished judges by swiftly revoking their delegations
Duda: Legal chaos threatens Poland
Andrzej Duda has disagreed from the very beginning with the changes introduced in the Prosecutor General’s Office by Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar.