NEWS

06/12/2024

13:59

Kaczyński's Immunity: Sejm Decides, Coalition Divided

The Sejm has granted consent for Jarosław Kaczyński to be prosecuted in relation to a private prosecutor's motion. This concerns the case of Zbigniew Komosa, who claims Kaczyński hit him in the face.

241 MPs voted to revoke Kaczyński's immunity, while 206 voted against it (all from the PiS, Confederation, and Republicans clubs). No one abstained.

The Sejm also voted on granting consent for Jarosław Kaczyński to be prosecuted in relation to a motion by the Chief of Police. This pertains to a case where the PiS leader allegedly destroyed a wreath during a Smoleńsk commemoration event.

In this vote, the Sejm did not find the required majority. 177 MPs voted in favor of the motion, while 268 voted against it. This time, in addition to PiS, Confederation, and Republicans MPs, almost all present MPs from Poland 2050, the PSL club, and all MPs from Razem also voted against. One person abstained, and that was Jarosław Kaczyński.

Anita Czerwińska and Marek Suski retained their immunity. The Sejm did not find the required majority of votes to grant consent for the prosecution of PiS MPs.