Prime Minister Donald Tusk requested a secrecy waiver for a sealed Sejm session about national security, but opposition MPs seek declassification, prompting Marshal Czarzasty to explain limits.
Secret Sessions in the Sejm
On Friday, during a sealed segment of the Sejm’s proceedings, Donald Tusk presented information on the country’s security. He pleaded with Marshal Włodzimierz Czarzasty to lift secrecy for the Friday meeting, in which he would deliver urgent security details. According to unofficial reports from Gazeta.pl, the prime minister spoke about a “crypto scam” and a current “Russian trail” within it.
PiS MPs Seek Declassification
Following Tusk’s address, members of the ruling PiS party filed a request to declassify the session. Sebastian Kalet and Andrzej Śliwka, in a joint letter to Czarzasty, urged the release of the information discussed. The MPs noted that Tusk had visibly appeared agitated from the podium, and Śliwka posted on X, “We’re checking!”.
Czarzasty Responds: We Have a Problem
Marshal Czarzasty said no electronic record exists from the closed meeting; only a stenogram is available, which takes three to four weeks to produce. Consequently, even if the session were declassified, results would trail by two to three weeks. He added that no regulatory framework exists within the Sejm or elsewhere to facilitate declassification, as nothing has been done to that effect before. Czarzasty acknowledged that certain matters remain off‑limits because the prime minister received permission to speak only during the closed session, and he called this a problem.