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Read more on how Polish authorities target judge Igor Tuleya for a judgment critical of government in an article by Mariusz Jaloszewski.

2 March 2020

Mr. Igor Tuleya

Judge of the Regional Court in Warsaw

Dear Sir,

On 27 February, we learned that the prosecution office filed for the waiver of your immunity in order to press charges which could result in the penalty of imprisonment. These allegations apply to your adjudicating activities in the case regarding the relocation of the Sejm session to the Column Room in December 2016 and the prevention of the opposition MPs from taking part in it.

Your decision to publicly justify your decision ordering the prosecution office to resume proceedings in the case was legal, made with the consent of the parties, including the prosecutor who was present in the courtroom at the time, and was primarily supported by the public interest. The fact that the matter was known to the public, who could have watched the television broadcast and reports on these events is also not insignificant.

We would like to emphatically protest against the actions taken against you. Just like the whole Act constituting their basis, they are obviously illegal and incompatible with the Polish constitution and international agreements by which Poland is bound.

As the undersigned representatives of the academic community, we do not have the slightest doubts that the law and justness are on your side.

Please accept our greatest respect and acknowledgement for your attitude.

Signed by

Prof. Marek Wąsowicz, Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration
Prof. Aleksander Chłopecki, Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration
Prof. Wojciech Kocot, Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration
Prof. ucz. Monika Płatek, Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration
Prof. Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozłowska, Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration
Prof. Tadeusz Tomaszewski, Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration
Prof. ucz. Jakub Urbanik, Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration
Prof. em. UW, Mirosław Wyrzykowski, Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration
Prof. Andrzej Zakrzewski, Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration