NEWS

27/03/2026

11:08

A Simple Test of Honesty Towards Citizens". Żurek on Voting to Overturn the President's Veto

Mateusz Nowak

"Today in the Sejm, a simple test of honesty will take place. Not towards the government. Not towards the president. Towards the citizens" - wrote Waldemar Żurek on X.

"The vote to overturn the veto will show who truly wants a fair criminal procedure, and who prefers to continue defending a state that cuts corners. This law was not meant to "protect" anyone. It was meant to limit the abuse of pre-trial detention, to organize regulations, and to strengthen citizen guarantees in their encounter with the state. That is why there was so much political outcry around it." - he continued in his post.

"Instead of a discussion about facts, we were subjected to scaremongering about pedophiles, terrorists, the border, and everything that can be thrown into one, deceitful bag. This is an old method. When arguments against fairer rules are lacking, playing on fear begins." - he added.

"Each parliamentary club will have to answer a simple question: are they on the side of the citizen and their rights, or on the side of oppressive regulations abused by the previous authorities. Are the parties that speak of economic freedom, individual liberty, and their own independence actually on a short leash from Nowogrodzka?" - he emphasized.


Mateusz Nowak