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Law and Justice’s Concentrated Power over Polish Prosecutors

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12 November 2019

Law and Justice’s Concentrated Power over Polish Prosecutors

On 8 July 2019, prosecutor Mariusz Krasoń was relocated from the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Cracow, Poland to the District Prosecutor’s Office in Wrocław-Krzyki, almost 300 km away, and two levels lower in the hierarchy. The Justice Defence Committee (KOS) indicates that in May 2019, prosecutor Krasoń initiated a resolution of the Assembly of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Cracow.

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“Kings of Life” in Polish prosecutor’s office – a report by the LSO Prosecutors’ Association

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20 September 2019

“Kings of Life” in Polish prosecutor’s office – a report by the LSO Prosecutors’ Association

The report details the negative consequences of the changes in the prosecutorial service implemented by the Law and Justice government. It also reveals a number of pathological situations related mainly to personnel policy as the foundation of the so-called prosecutorial reform.

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