“I personally support reinstating the death penalty. It was abolished unnecessarily. On this issue, I disagree with the Catholic Church. I believe that for the most heinous premeditated crimes, the death penalty should be restored. This has been my view for many, many years, and I will stand by it,” said former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on TV Republika.
The pedophilia scandal in Kłodzko has shaken Poland. It concerns a case in which Przemysław L. and his wife Kamila L. were sentenced to 25 and 6.5 years in prison, respectively. Meanwhile, there is also a political dimension to the case. Kamila L., who was formally charged in June 2023, continued to operate within the Civic Coalition’s structures for nearly a year. This is particularly shocking given that prosecutors had sought an 18-year prison sentence for her for failing to assist children and for complicity in acts of zoophilia.
The matter was commented on yesterday by former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on TV Republika. He outlined how procedures should function when the prime minister is aware of such a case.
“In such a situation, when that person was about to be charged, the prime minister is immediately informed, either by that person or by their own services. And what does the prime minister do in this case? Sweep it under the rug? Continue to support Ms. Wielichowska, who maintains such close ties with these terrible people? I cannot comprehend all of this. I demand an immediate response from the prime minister and an apology for everything that has been happening in Kłodzko for many years,”
said the vice president of Law and Justice.
He reiterated his support for reinstating the ultimate punishment: “I don’t want this to sound too harsh, but I have been saying for many years: I personally support reinstating the death penalty. It was abolished unnecessarily. On this issue, I disagree with the Catholic Church. I believe that for the most heinous premeditated crimes, the death penalty should be restored. This has been my view for many, many years, and I will stand by it.”
When asked how he would react in an analogous situation as prime minister, he replied:
“I would immediately seek to draw personal consequences for anyone who had any contact with, or was even remotely connected to, such a case. I imagine it would be a purge. I would go higher, to the political patrons of these individuals. This must be burned out with a hot iron, so that anyone who commits even the slightest act resembling these abominations knows that the most severe punishment awaits them.”
“For terrible criminals, for murders, but also for crimes of this nature, I support reinstating the highest penalty,”
he repeated.