NEWS

03/10/2025

18:44

The President Speaks on Żurek's Regulation and Calls on Judges:

An Ostentatious Act of Lawlessness.

Michał Olech

- The Regulation of the Minister of Justice of September 29, 2025, amending the Regulations for the Operation of Common Courts is an ostentatious act of lawlessness - wrote Karol Nawrocki on social media.

- The regulation de facto is intended to replace the law, because the Minister of Justice is aware that he cannot legally introduce the proposed solutions, which infringe upon the impartiality and independence of judges and the citizens' right to a court - the president emphasized.

- As the President of the Republic, I call upon all judges - regardless of the procedure by which you were appointed and from the hands of which President of the Republic of Poland you received your letter of appointment - to, guided by the constitutional principle of Article 178 of the Constitution, remain independent in the exercise of your office and be subject only to the Constitution and laws. In this way, you will confirm your independence from the brutal attempts at pressure, manipulation, and lawlessness that are being forced upon you - Nawrocki wrote.

- As the guardian of the Constitution, I assure you of full support for judges who will not succumb to unlawful attempts to deprive them of their independence. At the same time, I say clearly: whoever succumbs to lawlessness and breaks their oath will undermine their own mandate to adjudicate in the name of the Republic - both morally and based on public trust - and decisions made under such conditions will be challenged - he added.


Michał Olech