Prosecutor Wrzosek accuses Duda of supporting

Prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek on TVP Info decided to comment on president Andrzej Duda's decision to pardon 2 erstwhile CBA agents. The heath compared the act of grace to support. It went viral. "The claims made by Mrs. Herzosek are from the point of view of criminal law nonsense" – the experts say.

"Platination – Helping the perpetrator to avoid criminal liability for the crime committed. Threatened by imprisonment until 5. In Poland they are usually called – an act of presidential grace. Non-criminal’ – wrote on Saturday morning on platform X prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek

Wrzosek commented on president Andrzej Duda's decision to apply the law of grace to 2 erstwhile CBA agents, convicted in the alleged land scandal. It should besides be mentioned that the president had pardoned the same case twice earlier, by Marius Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik. It should be clarified at this point that the first pardon had a legal flaw, since Duda (a lawyer inactive learning) applied it to a judgement not valid.

The National Prosecutor's Office in its Communication concluded that "Andrzej Duda did not share the negative position of lawyer General Adam Bodnar transferred to the President's Chancellery on 8 February 2024".

Pardon and Support

On Saturday, Prosecutor Wrzosek was asked on TVP Info for her comments.

– This is simply a very clear entry, I confess. However, if you want to know what support is, this is the kind of situation where perpetrators aid to avoid criminal liability. If this act of grace from the president is referred to only in this category, you have helped the perpetrators avoid criminal liability. specified conduct, if it had not been for the President's immunity, would have been subject to a simple criminal review just as a follow-up, and this act is punishable by imprisonment of up to 5 years. – said Wrzosek.

She added that the entry should be understood as "public alternatively than legal punishment". That's most likely not gonna happen. But it is us, as citizens, that should account for the President's word of office, even if his office will be assessed in the future," added the prosecutor.

His words caused an avalanche of comments. In the network, an avalanche of hatred fell on the prosecutor in peculiar from supporters of the coalition and the Civic Coalition itself. Herzosek's message was besides commented on platform X by legal experts, expressing their outrage.

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