President Karol Nawrocki refused to appoint 46 judges on Wednesday and announced that for the next 5 years he would not nominate or advance any justice questioning the President's constitutional powers, constitution or legal strategy of Poland. Prime Minister Donald Tusk responded harshly to this decision on Friday, calling the president a "constitutional rapist".
Tusk said at a press conference on the site of KGHM's investment in Retkow: «I am not surprised, but I am sorry that we will have a president erstwhile again, who does not feel like a guardian of the constitution but a rapist». The Prime Minister stressed that this is the 3rd presidential term, during which the head of state "iplays with the constitution".
A hard confrontation announcement
Tusk announced a firm attitude towards the President's actions. «My task as Prime Minister is besides to observe constitutional order and here I will not go back or a millimeter, there is no speech», he said. The Prime Minister assessed that Nawrocki had begun his presidency «with the same games and tricks as his predecessor».
Nawrocki justified his decision by «listening to the evil whispers of the Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek, who encourages judges to question the constitutional and legal order of the Republic». The president argued that judges should be afraid with issuing judgments and judgments alternatively than turning courtrooms into a parliament hall.
Expert Warning
The constitutionalist Dr. Kamil Stępniak in his conversation with "Fakt" warned against the consequences of specified practice. «Going to court, a citizen will not be certain that his case will be settled by a decently empowered person», said the expert. The Ministry of Justice informed on Wednesday evening of receipt of a letter from the Chancellery of the President, which did not contain a formal justification for refusal of appointment.
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