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Epic court ruling: Undercover cops cannot be believed because the police are looking after PiS’s interests
by Piotr Żytnicki The courts have believed police officers uncritically for years, but that may change. In Poznań, a student who was convicted after the Women’s Strike solely on the basis of the testimony of two undercover cops was acquitted. Not many court justifications have the chance of going down in history – […]
The neo-judges are going for full control over the legal Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court. Old Supreme Court judges will be dismissed
The reorganisation planned for January is to give the neo-judges full control over the Civil Chamber. Its result will be that old judges will lose the managerial positions of the divisions and neo-judges will take their place. The names in line for ‘promotion’ include Kamil Zaradkiewicz.
Judge Rutkiewicz of Elbląg suspended for applying EU law. Against the CJEU order.
Judge Maciej Rutkiewicz was suspended for a month for applying the CJEU judgment and the Supreme Court resolution. He was suspended by a nominee of Minister Ziobro. Rutkiewicz is the sixth judge in Poland suspended for applying EU law and in clear violation of the CJEU order
Retired Constitutional Tribunal’s judges explain lies and misunderstandings regarding the K 3/21 decision
“We hope that it will contribute to the clarification of the false statements contained in the Constitutional Tribunal’s judgment of October 7, 2021 (K 3/21), its oral explanations, and statements of political authorities’ representatives regarding the coexistence of Polish and the European Union law.”
Statement of Deans of Law Faculties of Polish Universities regarding the Constitutional Tribunal’s conclusion of 7 October 2021 in case K3/21
“The conclusion of the Constitutional Tribunal was made in violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, with the participation of persons not authorised to adjudicate and in fact exceed the scope of cognition of the Constitutional Tribunal, which does not include the control of judicial decisions, including decisions of the Court of Justice of the EU. “
Kraków judges do not want to adjudicate with neo-judges. They immediately encountered reprisals
A dozen or so judges from Kraków issued a statement that they would not adjudicate with neo-judges. For that, the court president, a nominee of Minister Ziobro quickly reported them to the disciplinary commissioner. But more judges from Warsaw and Rzeszów are contesting the legality of the neo-judges.
Journalists at the border. The statement of Polish media
“We inform the authorities of the Republic of Poland and the public that we do not agree with the ban on journalists’ work in the border area. It means depriving us of the ability to fulfill the mission of our profession and depriving society of the constitutional right to information.” – write Polish media outlets
Ziobro breached the CJEU judgment and suspended Judge Synakiewicz for applying EU law
The Minister of Justice suspended Judge Adam Synakiewicz from Częstochowa for a month for challenging the status of neo-judges and implementing the judgments of the CJEU and ECtHR. Zbigniew Ziobro breached the CJEU judgment in this way, for which he may be criminally liable in the future
More than 800 journalists in defence of TVN: “The ruling party is raising its hand against media independence”
“We, journalists of the Polish media, protest against the actions of the United Right government striking at the independence of TVN. We will not allow the freedom of the media in our country to be destroyed and we call on the world’s public opinion to intervene. “
Advocate for vocal judges responds to defamation actions
National disciplinary officer insists that Prof. Michał Romanowski face criminal responsibility for defending vocal judges