Polish Opposition Promises ‘Tribunal’ Against President, PM, Central Bank Chief

Poland’s long-running constitutional crisis, which began in 2015 after the ruling Law and Justice Party moved to consolidate government control over the courts, has been exacerbated by the proxy war in Ukraine, with the ruling coalition recently passing a “Russian influence” law which critics say is designed to target the opposition.

Poland’s largest opposition party has promised to convene special tribunals to investigate senior officials from the government and Central Bank charged with government corruption, illegal surveillance, economic mismanagement, excessive deficit spending (including for a massive rearmament campaign), an illegal stranglehold over the courts and state television, and the subversion of democratic norms.

 “Put [President] Andrzej Duda, [Prime Minister] Mateusz Morawiecki, [Minister of State Assets] Jacek Sasin, [Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General] Zbigniew Ziobro, [National Bank chief] Adam Glapinski, [National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting chief] Maciej Swirski and [Minister of Culture and National Heritage] Piotr Glinski before a state tribunal,” the opposition Civic Platform party said in a campaign program released Saturday ahead of the upcoming October 15 parliamentary elections.