{"id":11835,"date":"2026-07-15T06:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/ombudsman-candidates-clash-over-widespread-pre-trial-detention-practices\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T06:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:42:31","slug":"ombudsman-candidates-clash-over-widespread-pre-trial-detention-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/ombudsman-candidates-clash-over-widespread-pre-trial-detention-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Ombudsman Candidates Clash Over Widespread Pre-trial Detention Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During a public hearing in the Sejm, Commissioner for Human Rights candidates Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram and Adam Borowski debated the alarming rise of pre-trial detention and the judicial system&#8217;s reliance on incarceration.  <\/p>\n<h4>Rising Trends in Pre-trial Detention<\/h4>\n<p>Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram, candidate for the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted that the number of individuals held in pre-trial detention has increased steadily since 2016. As of January 2026, 7,804 people were held in investigative custody, with judges approving 90 percent of prosecutorial requests for detention.<\/p>\n<p>Gregorczyk-Abram described this as a critical issue for the Ombudsman to address, noting that while previous legislative attempts to reform detention were vetoed, the Ombudsman could serve as a vital partner in drafting future regulations.<\/p>\n<h4>Accusations of Judicial Misuse<\/h4>\n<p>Adam Borowski, the candidate supported by PiS, argued that courts and prosecutors frequently misuse pre-trial detention. He suggested that such measures are often employed to break individuals rather than serve justice, labeling it an unnecessary practice in many cases.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that pre-trial detention remains a necessary tool for serious crimes like rape or murder, Borowski expressed firm opposition to its imposition in situations where it is not strictly essential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a public hearing in the Sejm, Commissioner for Human Rights candidates Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram and Adam Borowski debated the alarming rise of pre-trial detention and the judicial system&#8217;s reliance on incarceration. Rising Trends in Pre-trial Detention Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram, candidate for the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted that the number of individuals held [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics-and-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11835\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}