NEWS

14/10/2024

09:17

Hołownia:

No tactical goal should involve betraying one's values, as it ultimately leads to becoming 'the lesser evil'

Michał Olech

The Prime Minister spoke as the leader of Civic Coalition at the Civic Coalition convention. The issues he raised do not constitute coalition agreements. They are not the stance and program of K15X, but of one of the coalition partners, Civic Coalition – Szymon Hołownia wrote on Facebook. - We maintain the position that the right to asylum is 'sacred' in international law and stems from conventions ratified by the Republic of Poland. Therefore, any suspension of it, including temporary and territorial suspension, would have to take place EXCLUSIVELY under conditions of extreme escalation of the situation (e.g., border breach) and EXCLUSIVELY under conditions of one of the states of emergency described in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, namely a state of emergency or martial law (as their application in practice requires the consent and strict control of all state powers: the President, the government, and the parliament) and under the ongoing control of the Sejm. Certainly, such serious restrictions could not be applied as 'prevention' – emphasized the Marshal of the Sejm. As the leader of Poland 2050 wrote: - If the Prime Minister's words take the form of a law, we will submit appropriate amendments to it, provided, of course, that it has not been agreed upon within the government beforehand. We consistently maintain and stand by the position that security is absolutely paramount, but security does not exclude humanity. Furthermore, Marshal Hołownia wrote in a comment: - No tactical goal can involve betraying one's values, because it ends with us becoming 'the lesser evil'.

Michał Olech