Sebastian Kaleta, a politician of the Sovereign Poland, submitted a letter to the Ombudsman concerning the order of the president of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski about the secularity of the offices. The fresh standards concern, among others, the display on the walls of the office of symbols related to a peculiar religion or religion.
They are a collection of 16 recommendations aimed at ensuring common respect, preventing discrimination and making all resident of Warsaw equally able to benefit from urban services – explained Monika Beuth, spokesperson for the Capital City Hall.
Source: XKaleta believes that this decree violates a constitution that guarantees spiritual freedom.
Commanding officials not to present what their beliefs are, taking into account the traditions that prevail in Poland, shows that we are dealing with the ideological war of Trzaskowski He dropped the politician.
The head of office decides
However, according to Marcin Więck, Ombudsman, standardy equal treatment in the Warsaw Office do not violate the freedom of conscience and religion, or Article 53 of the Constitution.
In the light of the case law, placing a spiritual symbol on the wall of the office does not lead to a violation of freedom of conscience and religion. Consequently, the deficiency of a spiritual symbol does not lead to specified a violation. This is simply a substance of decision by the head of office He explained.
According to the Ombudsman, the guidelines concern only rooms accessible to outsiders and petents, not the full office.
Standards exclude spiritual elements only during events organized by the office, not by the workers themselves. Therefore, they are not an obstacle to the externalisation of religion by those employed at the office, e.g. by organising fee meetings for willing workers – explained Marcin Wiątek.
The right hand doesn't like it.
The order of Rafał Trzaskowski was controversial from the beginning, especially among right-wing politicians. The president of Warsaw begins to consider the issue of spiritual freedom. He took the cross as his first target. – said Piotr Müller of the Law and Justice in May. He besides added that the president of Warsaw It begins to be a substance of spiritual freedom, the anticipation of presenting it, but besides wants to impose in the form of orders various fresh social standards, which will be implemented in the capital city hall.
