The Parliamentary Rules Committee has recommended stripping Law and Justice (PiS) MP Dariusz Matecki of his parliamentary immunity and approving his temporary detention, said Jarosław Urbaniak of the Civic Platform, chairman of the committee, following a closed-door vote.
Shortly afterward, Matecki took to the podium in parliament.
“I renounce my parliamentary immunity. This is consistent with my beliefs—an MP should not stand above any citizen,” declared Matecki, recalling his previous calls to abolish parliamentary and judicial immunities.
His speech could resonate widely, even beyond Poland’s borders.
“Here’s Your Show”
“Everyone knows how this show is supposed to play out, well before the court’s decision,” Matecki asserted. “Today, Adam Bodnar explicitly stated that I am to be arrested during the parliamentary session. This isn’t an investigation; it’s a political execution.”
“You want an MP in handcuffs on TVN? Fine. Here’s your spectacle—you’ll have an MP in handcuffs at the parliamentary podium,” he announced, subsequently placing handcuffs on himself.
“Let this image symbolize the direction Poland is heading. Let everyone see what the state has become under Donald Tusk’s rule,” the politician shouted.
“And let them remember—every dictatorship eventually falls,” he warned.
Addressing international audiences and politicians in English, he added:
“I have a message from Poland to the free world, from a collapsing democracy. I stand before you handcuffed in the Polish parliament. I am an opposition MP. Soon, those in power will take away my freedom—for nothing! This isn’t justice; it’s a political attack. Tusk’s government—backed by Democrats and Joe Biden, Germany, and Soros-funded foundations—is destroying democracy. They suppress the opposition and control the media.”