Politicians associated with Law and Justice commented on a report published by Rzeczpospolita concerning personnel changes within the Silesian branch of the prosecutor’s office. At the center of the debate were remarks attributed to prosecutor Marek Wełna, who was allegedly supposed to have spoken about carrying out “dirty work.” Among those responding to the matter were attorney Bartosz Lewandowski and MP Paweł Jabłoński, both pointing to what they described as the political nature of the prosecution service’s actions.
The Rzeczpospolita publication regarding staffing changes in the prosecutor’s office sparked reactions from opposition politicians. According to the newspaper’s report, the new head of the Silesian regional branches of the National Prosecutor’s Office, prosecutor Marek Wełna, allegedly used the phrase “dirty work” during a meeting with dismissed prosecutors.
Attorney Bartosz Lewandowski addressed the matter on social media.
“Today, Rzeczpospolita published a shocking article about political changes within the prosecutor’s office,” he wrote.
Lewandowski also argued that the prosecutor’s office should operate “on the basis and within the limits of the law,” rather than carrying out — in his view — political promises concerning “settlements” and political retribution.
A comment was also published by PiS MP Paweł Jabłoński.
“Cancer is eating away at the Polish prosecutor’s office,” the politician wrote.
In his post, Jabłoński referred to cases handled by the Silesian prosecutor’s office, mentioning, among others, proceedings concerning Government Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS), the disappearance of Sylwester Suszek, the mayor of Częstochowa, and Senator Krzysztof Kwiatkowski.
“Six prosecutors were dismissed — even though they faced no allegations. Could it be that they did not want to carry out political orders from headquarters?” the MP asked.
The politician also referred to the situation in Białystok, where — according to media reports — some prosecutors allegedly resigned from the team conducting the investigation into the Ostrołęka Power Plant case.
“Media reports indicate that ‘someone’ ordered them to bring charges against opposition politicians — even though the evidence does not support such allegations,” Jabłoński wrote.