Sejm Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty reiterated his opposition to the President’s handling of the oath-taking for new Constitutional Tribunal judges in Warsaw on Friday.
Czarzasty Dismisses Presidential Concerns
Włodzimierz Czarzasty stated he has “ended the discussion” regarding the oath-taking of Constitutional Tribunal judges. He expressed disinterest in the opinion of the President’s Chancellery and the President himself, refusing to engage with what he termed “invented fancies.”
Czarzasty asserted that all previous statements from the Presidential office were and remain untrue.
“Politicians, Stay Away From Judges”
Czarzasty criticized the President’s desire for prolonged debate over the appointments, suggesting the President seeks to maintain control over what he described as an unlawful situation. He firmly stated that Poland is not a country where the President’s wishes dictate a lack of rule of law.
He emphasized that the October 15th coalition will not allow this, declaring the matter definitively closed and placing the responsibility in the hands of the judges, urging politicians to refrain from interference.
Sejm Speaker Claims Efforts to Explain Situation to President
Czarzasty stated he made every effort to explain the situation to the President, noting the President failed to fulfill his statutory obligation to administer the oath to the elected Constitutional Tribunal judges, only doing so for two of them.
He stressed that the President lacks the authority to assess the validity of the election process. Czarzasty maintained the President and his Chancellery should execute the law, not interpret it, and any future deviations will be corrected.
Six Judges Sworn In at Sejm
Six judges took their oaths at the Sejm on Thursday, including Dariusz Szostek and Magdalena Bentkowska, who had already sworn before the President, as well as Krystian Markiewicz, Maciej Taborowski, Marcin Dziurda, and Anna Korwin-Piotrowska.