For what reasons did the Minister of Justice conceal his asset declarations? This remained unclear even after today’s questions from our editorial team during the press conference. Instead of specifics, the head of the ministry hid behind “real premises” and a “difficult situation.” He said little more when answering the second question.
“On what grounds did the minister conceal his asset declaration? No minister in history has ever decided to do such a thing,” asked editor Tomasz Grodecki, addressing the head of the Ministry of Justice today.
“The asset declaration is classified due to security reasons. As you know, I also have protection. I don’t want to go into details about what the reasons are. They are real,” Żurek insisted.
“What is more, the president of the Court of Appeal appointed under the PiS government classified my asset declaration as a judge of the District Court in Kraków and justified the premises over several pages,” he continued.
“These are very personal matters. I have small children, we have four daughters, and this is a very difficult situation for me, also for the family,” he went on, addressing the journalists.
Cutting the subject short, he added that “everything is lege artis.” We also posed a second question regarding the Minister of Justice’s victory in a Swiss franc loan case, in which the ruling was issued by a so-called neo-judge.
After referring us to other media statements on this matter, he reluctantly admitted:
“The case concerning this loan was conducted in so-called joint participation. I had to proceed with the person with whom… That person said that they did not contest anything regarding the adjudicating panel. I was bound – either lose the opportunity because it would have become time-barred, or go before the court that the state imposed on me.”
“I do not choose the competent court for myself, it is chosen by the law,” Żurek emphasized.