During a public parliamentary hearing for the Polish Ombudsman position on Tuesday, July 14, tensions flared between ruling coalition figures and PiS lawmakers, resulting in aggressive verbal confrontations. <\/p>\n
The Polish Sejm held a public hearing for the two candidates vying to become the next Ombudsman: Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram, nominated by the Civic Coalition (KO) and the Left, and Adam Borowski, the candidate put forward by the Law and Justice (PiS) party. The event was designed to allow candidates to present their professional background and vision for the office.<\/p>\n
In his opening remarks, Deputy Speaker W\u0142odzimierz Czarzasty emphasized that the Ombudsman\u2019s role is to protect human rights and civil liberties. Pawe\u0142 \u015aliz, chairman of the Justice and Human Rights Committee, noted that public hearings are a vital transparency tool, though the session was immediately disrupted by accusations from PiS members regarding the accessibility of the chamber.<\/p>\n
PiS MPs, including Marek Suski and Dariusz Matecki, interrupted the proceedings, claiming that citizens were being blocked from entering the building and calling the event a “fiction.” The atmosphere turned hostile when Czarzasty retorted that the lawmakers themselves would eventually face a hearing, prompting PiS members to shout back, “Your time will come too, you red commie, don’t be afraid!”<\/p>\n
Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram, a human rights advocate and co-founder of the Free Courts initiative, argued that the Ombudsman must act as an independent guardian of the vulnerable and focus on systemic solutions rather than just reaction. She highlighted her experience in litigation before the European Court of Human Rights.<\/p>\n
Adam Borowski, a former democratic opposition activist during the communist era, utilized his platform to criticize current government actions, including the treatment of political figures and the judiciary. He framed his candidacy as a response to what he described as an oppressive state that violates the rights of innocent citizens.<\/p>\n
The term of the current Ombudsman, Professor Marcin Wi\u0105cek, concludes on July 23. The new Ombudsman is appointed by the Sejm with the consent of the Senate. A final vote is scheduled for the parliamentary session on Friday, July 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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