“The Polish president should convene the National Security Council. He should summon these people – the heads of the services and ministers – and call them to account. Question them and compel them to address these issues,” suggested the program director of TV Republika, Michał Rachoń, while discussing a series of false reports and forced entries by services that are embarrassing for those in power, targeting individuals whose common denominator is opposition to the current government.
On Saturday evening, the series of false reports reached its peak. Following anonymous tips about a possible fire and then a threat to the lives of people inside the premises, emergency services – the fire brigade and the police – forcibly entered, breaking down the door, into the family home of President Karol Nawrocki in Gdańsk. The intervention lasted several minutes. The apartment was empty. Earlier, similar incidents had taken place at the apartment of Prof. Sławomir Cenckiewicz; before that, at the home of Tomasz Sakiewicz, CEO of TV Republika, as well as at the homes of other journalists and collaborators of TV Republika.
The head of the station – referring to Saturday’s incident – raised fundamental questions that may serve as clues in determining who is responsible for the false reports.
In the wake of previous incidents, the authorities argued that all reports must be treated seriously by the services. The main defender of such forced and sudden entries into apartments and houses was the Minister of the Interior and Administration, Marcin Kierwiński.
The same politician – since the swearing-in of President Karol Nawrocki – has been launching increasingly harsh attacks on the head of state, making the most serious accusations, including claims that he is “on a direct collision course with the national interest.” According to Prof. Sławomir Cenckiewicz, Kierwiński’s stance leaves no doubt as to his intentions, and “negotiating with him on the issue of President Nawrocki’s personal security is not only a mistake, but a waste of time,” he said.
Michał Rachoń spoke about the matter today on a morning program.
“If the Minister of the Interior publicly claimed that the President of the Republic is a traitor, how can one assume in good faith that this minister will carry out such a fundamental duty as protecting the president and supervising the service responsible for it?” he asked.
“Especially since this team has on its record everything that happened before April 10, 2010,” he added.
He admitted that he “does not believe in any dismissal of Kierwiński, any dismissal within these structures.” – “They have shown how they approach such matters. Donald Tusk appointed to key positions people compromised by illegal cooperation with the Federal Security Service. He will not dismiss anyone,” he repeated.
Rachoń suggested a concrete initiative that could be undertaken by the presidential office.
“That is why, in this specific case, which has been ongoing for three years, the Polish president should simply convene the National Security Council. Summon these people, call them to account, question them and force them to address these issues. The only thing they respect is public opinion. The president has political tools to subject them to public pressure. The National Security Council is one such tool,” he pointed out.