Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek criticized President Karol Nawrocki’s veto, stating citizens are held hostage by political decisions, and revealed ‘Plan B’ to restore constitutional bodies.
Criticism of Veto Decision
Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek criticized Karol Nawrocki’s decision, stating that citizens are becoming hostages of the president’s politics. “This does not create stability, but prolongs the crisis. These solutions were good. We went for a far-reaching compromise regarding Adam Bodnar’s project. We recognized that all judges have equal rights,” said the minister. He added that the veto has non-merit-based grounds, and the president does not consider case law from European courts and our legal Supreme Court judges.
“We will continue to have such cases as we see: dismissal of a triple murder case due to improper staffing,” he noted.
Constitutional Responsibility and Plan B
Waldemar Zurek also announced that he will not back down in his efforts to restore constitutional bodies to citizens. “We have Plan B and we will implement it,” he added. “There will be bottom-up elections by judges of the best candidates and a request to the parliamentary majority to respect this choice. This will take more time, but we will do it. If then the president questions the choice of the new KRS, he will expose himself to constitutional responsibility,” he said in an interview with Onet.