“The Szumowski affair illustrates in a nutshell all the control mechanisms that have been eliminated by PiS. Today, we see how the state is decaying. The fish rots from the head. Those in power should be beyond any suspicion, yet we see one scandal after another involving prominent PiS activists. We see, before our very eyes, how the friends and families of PiS politicians are enriching themselves while Poles lose their jobs and thousands of companies are closed every day. What is most outrageous is that these people are even using the pandemic to enrich themselves dishonestly, building their fortunes through their connections. Furthermore, PiS politicians have unfortunately grown accustomed to hiding their assets by transferring them to their closest relatives. The Szumowski affair shows that it's not just about the Minister of Health, not just about unclear family ties and business dealings by his immediate circle, but that the state is failing in its intelligence services and prosecution. It should be their colleagues in government who expose these scandals, who should stand guard over the honesty and integrity of those in power. Unfortunately, over the last five years, a situation has been reached that has never occurred in history. The services are not functioning. Those in power are beyond accountability. That is why today, the Civic Coalition is submitting three no-confidence motions. Against Minister Szumowski, whose continued public service has been called into serious question due to further media reports concerning his family and his past dealings” - said PO Chairman Borys Budka at a press conference. 

“The second person who should resign immediately is Minister Mariusz Kamiński. It is not only because the services are failing to properly vet the assets of the most important individuals, but also because of recent events in Warsaw and other places in Poland, where the police are used to brutally restrict civil rights and freedoms, contrary to the constitution. And finally, the silent minister who has disappeared, who does not appear, but who should be ensuring the prosecution functions properly – Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, because he bears political responsibility for not taking any effective action against these people in power, and at the same time, for the prosecution being used for political purposes. Today, the Civic Coalition is submitting three no-confidence motions against the most compromised individuals of this government, against people who are closing their own kind of enclosed system, which allows those in power to remain unaccountable” - he added.