On Wednesday, the National Prosecutor’s Office announced the closure of a high-profile investigation into alleged diplomatic treason regarding cooperation with Russia after the 2010 Smolensk plane crash. . **Body:** <\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the National Prosecutor’s Office announced the closure of an investigation into the so-called diplomatic treason. The probe concerned the circumstances of the Polish authorities’ cooperation with Russia in investigating the causes of the Smolensk catastrophe. It was initiated in 2016 under the Law and Justice government.<\/p>\n
Notifications in this case were submitted, among others, by the Solidarni2010 Association and PiS MP Antoni Macierewicz. The notifications indicated, for example, that Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other government representatives chose a legal basis for cooperation with the Russian Federation that was unfavorable to Poland. This concerned an annex to the Chicago Convention, which enabled Russians to investigate the crash site.<\/p>\n
According to the prosecutor, adopting Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention as the legal basis for cooperation with the Russian Federation during the investigation was the most advantageous solution at the time from the standpoint of the interests of the Republic of Poland, notes the National Prosecutor’s Office.<\/p>\n
As indicated, applying this solution ensured the participation of a Polish accredited representative and advisors in activities conducted by the Russian side. Polish representatives could participate in the investigation and submit motions to conduct additional activities.<\/p>\n
In the prosecutor’s opinion, none of the considered alternative solutions created a realistic possibility of more effectively safeguarding the interests of the Republic of Poland, and each of them involved significant risk or the necessity of additional arrangements with the Russian side, explains the National Prosecutor’s Office.<\/p>\n
The investigation showed that none of the alternative solutions considered in relation to using Annex 13 would have more effectively secured the interests of the Republic of Poland. Consequently, no action was taken to the detriment of the Republic of Poland, which constitutes one of the elements of the crime of diplomatic treason, summarizes the National Prosecutor’s Office.<\/p>\n
Of course, none of the Smolensk liars will apologize. They befuddled millions of people, divided families, and provoked hatred within a single nation. They will fry in hell for that. But whatever power, money, and satisfaction from spitting on the living they gained is theirs, commented Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rados\u0142aw Sikorski on portal X. The politician also headed Polish diplomacy during the previous governments of Donald Tusk, including in 2010.<\/p>\n
Sikorski noted that the National Prosecutor’s Office thereby confirmed that there was no diplomatic treason nor any intention to commit it.<\/p>\n
In the crash of the presidential Tu-154m on April 10, 2010, 96 people died, including the presidential couple Lech and Maria Kaczy\u0144ski. The Polish commission chaired by Jerzy Miller to explain the causes of the catastrophe was appointed a few days later by the Ministry of National Defense. It consisted of 34 experts from various fields, including civil and military pilots, aviation law specialists, and meteorologists.<\/p>\n
At the end of July 2011, the commission issued a report stating that the direct cause of the crash was descending below the minimum descent altitude (100 meters) at an excessive sink rate under weather conditions preventing visual contact with the ground. Initiating the go-around procedure\u2014aborting the landing when it is known that the landing may fail\u2014was delayed.<\/p>\n
Regardless of this, the National Prosecutor’s Office investigation into the circumstances of the catastrophe is still ongoing. As Gazeta Wyborcza reported a few days ago, opinions from the International Team of Experts show that all injuries found on the victims of the reviewed catastrophe do not differ from typical ones encountered in aviation disasters.<\/p>\n
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