What else could be expected? A spectacle, a show, and a circus. That’s what the arrest of MP Dariusz Matecki looked like. Adam Bodnar, the Minister of Justice in Tusk’s government, reacted with quite a lot of… satisfaction.
Matecki’s Arrest
This morning, just before 9:00 AM, ABW officers detained PiS MP Dariusz Matecki. We are reporting the events live on our channel. On Thursday, the Sejm, with the votes of the ruling coalition, approved the arrest and temporary detention of PiS MP Dariusz Matecki. Earlier, on Wednesday evening, Matecki voluntarily waived his immunity in this case.
— Telewizja Republika 🇵🇱 #włączprawdę (@RepublikaTV) March 7, 2025
How Did It Happen?
As Matecki’s legal representative reported, on Friday at 8:45 AM, MP Dariusz Matecki was detained by the ABW while on his way to the prosecutor’s office. The prosecutor’s office stated: “The detained MP Dariusz M. will be brought to the National Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, where he will hear charges of committing six crimes and will be questioned as a suspect.”
Later that day, the MP is expected to be taken to the National Prosecutor’s Office, where “the prosecutor will announce the charges of committing six crimes and question him as a suspect.”
As reported by TV Republika journalist Michał Gwardyński, three ABW vans blocked Matecki’s car. Several officers jumped out, broke down the doors of the passenger car, and pulled the MP out.
Bodnar Overjoyed
Adam Bodnar, who is chairing a meeting of EU justice ministers in Brussels on Friday due to Poland’s presidency, stated that “regarding MP Matecki, this is quite a precedent, as the Sejm approved his arrest and temporary detention.”
What’s more, he added that “a natural consequence of these actions is his arrest, the presentation of charges, and then a request to the court for temporary detention.”
As we can see – the circus continues, and the witch hunt goes on. Nothing brings more joy to “Silni Razem” than a spectacle staged by the current government.
On Friday morning, the Military Police entered the apartment of Ewa Stankiewicz-Jorgensen and later searched the journalist’s basement. The authorities are currently conducting operations there. The journalist, known for her investigations into the Smolensk catastrophe, stated that the officers were searching her home and basement for parts of the Tupolev aircraft.
Searching for Tupolev Parts
Speaking to reporters, including those from Telewizja Republika, Ewa Stankiewicz-Jorgensen stated that “a total of nine gendarmes raided me and my husband.” She emphasized that the officers did not find anything in any of the locations they searched. The journalist has been summoned to the prosecutor’s office on March 11 of this year.
Earlier, Ewa Stankiewicz had called Telewizja Republika to report that after 6 a.m., two men and a woman from the Military Police entered her apartment and informed her that they had a search warrant and would be looking for parts of the Tupolev aircraft.
They searched all the rooms, including the storage unit. The warrant was issued by Colonel Tomasz Mackiewicz, a prosecutor from the District Prosecutor’s Office, delegated to the National Prosecutor’s Office.
“The Military Police found nothing,” Ewa Stankiewicz-Jorgensen emphasized.
“In my opinion, these are staged and disciplinary actions aimed at intimidating individuals who are trying to uncover the truth—those who possess evidence of an explosion and the crime that was committed,” the journalist stated.
She also pointed out that “it is outrageous that in a democratic country, one cannot bring justice for the crime committed against the President of Poland and 95 key individuals essential to the country’s sovereignty.”
She further informed that her materials related to the Smolensk catastrophe are well secured.
Ewa Stankiewicz-Jorgensen is a journalist and director who has been investigating the Smolensk disaster for years. She is the author of films such as “Solidarni 2010,”“Lista pasażerów,” and “Stan zagrożenia.”
“Gentlemen from the December 13 coalition – you are already in the archives, under the spotlights of institutions guarding democracy and human rights in the USA. You will be held accountable! If you think otherwise, it means you completely misunderstand life and how the world works. You will be held strictly accountable for this,” said TV Republika’s EIC, Tomasz Sakiewicz, referring to the morning actions of Donald Tusk’s services.
Arrest of Matecki
This morning, shortly before 9:00 AM, ABW (Internal Security Agency) officers arrested PiS MP Dariusz Matecki. We are reporting the events live on our channel. On Thursday, the Sejm, with the votes of the ruling coalition, approved Matecki’s detention and temporary arrest. Earlier, on Wednesday evening, Matecki voluntarily waived his parliamentary immunity in this case.
How did it happen? As Matecki’s attorney informed, at 8:45 AM on Friday, MP Dariusz Matecki was detained by ABW on his way to the prosecutor’s office. The prosecutor’s office then stated:“The detained MP Dariusz M. will be brought to the National Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, where he will be charged with committing six crimes and interrogated as a suspect.”
Later that day, the MP is to be brought to the National Prosecutor’s Office, where “the prosecutor will announce charges of committing six crimes and question him as a suspect.”
As reported by TV Republika journalist Michał Gwardyński, “three ABW vans blocked Matecki’s car, a dozen or so officers jumped out, broke open the car doors, and pulled the MP out.”
Bodnar Overjoyed
Adam Bodnar, who on Friday chaired a meeting of EU justice ministers in Brussels as part of Poland’s EU presidency, commented on the case:
“As for MP Matecki, this is quite a precedent, as the Sejm has approved his detention and temporary arrest.”
Moreover, he stated that “the natural consequence of these actions is his arrest, the presentation of charges, and then a court motion for temporary arrest.”
As we can see – the circus continues, and the witch hunt is in full swing. Nothing makes the “Silni Razem” group happier than a public spectacle staged by the current government.
Sakiewicz: You Will Go to Jail!
Tomasz Sakiewicz, TV Republika’s EIC, commented on the matter live on air:
“The prosecutor, before he completely broke down – because I had the impression he was shaking with nerves, knowing he was part of a criminal group – is depriving people of their freedom and fundamental rights, acting against the Polish Constitution. This entire environment, sooner or later, must end up in prison. We are dealing with crimes against human freedoms, the constitutional system of Poland, and the justice system,” he said referring to a press conference by a representative of Bodnar’s National Prosecutor’s Office.
“The prosecutor explained that they could not take action against Matecki earlier because they did not have any official documents from the Sejm, even though he voluntarily reported to them,” he added.
Sakiewicz also revealed what happened overnight outside the TV Republika headquarters!
“Meanwhile, all night long, special services were spying on Republika – we have evidence of this and will publish it in due time – to track MP Matecki. On what basis was the Republika newsroom being monitored? They did not decide to attack because, after the previous attempt, they understood that we would not let anyone in here. Why were operational methods at the level of counterintelligence and espionage used for an alleged violation of the Labor Code? Such operational measures are used for dismantling major spy networks. We are witnessing a massive assault on fundamental values and freedoms.”, said the EIC of Republika.
He also made an appeal to Donald Tusk’s team:
“If anyone thinks they can act this way and not be held accountable, they are out of their mind. Gentlemen from the December 13 coalition – you are already in the archives, under the spotlights of institutions guarding democracy and human rights in the USA. You will be held accountable! If you think otherwise, it means you completely misunderstand life and how the world works. You will be held very strictly accountable for this. Some of you will end up in prison for many years – for what you are doing. There is no other way. You are destroying Polish democracy, freedom of speech, and human rights.”
According to reports from the television network, citing U.S. administration officials, Trump had been discussing policy changes favouring countries that meet defence spending requirements in conversations with his advisors.
“As part of a potential policy shift, the United States may choose not to defend a NATO member state that comes under attack if that country fails to meet the required defence spending threshold,”
the network reported.
Another element of the policy would involve repositioning U.S. forces in the region, concentrating them around countries that have increased their military expenditures. A similar principle might also be applied to joint military exercises with NATO states.
Such an approach has previously been publicly suggested multiple times by both Trump and members of his administration. The president has frequently referenced an incident from his first term when he reportedly told the leader of a NATO member state that was “delinquent in payments” that the U.S. would not defend them against Russia. However, he later clarified that he made this statement to pressure countries into increasing their defence spending.
Commenting on the television report, a representative of the National Security Council stated only that President Trump remains committed to NATO and to Article 5, which stipulates the defence of allied nations under attack.
Following the completed procedures, Ewa Stankiewicz-Jorgensen told a TV Republika reporter that three officers had searched the apartment where she was staying. Six additional officers searched apartments at two other locations.
“Nine military policemen raided me and my husband,”
said the journalist, adding that her husband, Glenn Jorgensen, is currently travelling.
Commenting immediately after the gendarmes left her apartment, she recounted the course of events, which began at 6 a.m.
She admitted that she was stunned by the situation and, having been pulled out of bed by the military personnel, initially called lawyers for consultation.
“They behaved quite politely. They searched everywhere. They inspected my husband’s room very thoroughly,” Stankiewicz-Jorgensen emphasized. Initially, she thought the search was related to parts from the twin TU-154 aircraft that had been under examination. However, it turned out that the officers were looking for parts of the wreckage of aircraft No. 101, which carried the 96 victims of the attack.
She acknowledged that the searches were not yet over.
“I am to go to another location and open the basement for them,” she added. She confirmed that the protocol recorded that nothing had been found.
The journalist also received a summons for questioning at the National Prosecutor’s Office on March 11 of this year.
As reported by TV Republika journalist Michał Gwardyński, MP Dariusz Matecki was apprehended while travelling by car to the prosecutor’s office, where he intended to give testimony. The arrest took place in traffic on Towarowa Street in Warsaw.
Gwardyński described the presence of three ABW vans that blocked Matecki’s vehicle. Several officers emerged from the vans, forced open the door of the car, and removed the MP.
One of the ABW vehicles reportedly observed the TV Republika car for a brief period.
— Telewizja Republika 🇵🇱 #włączprawdę (@RepublikaTV) March 7, 2025
Prosecutor’s Office under Bodnar seeks to present six charges
The National Prosecutor’s Office has announced that MP Dariusz Matecki will be taken to the National Prosecutor’s Office today, where a prosecutor will present him with charges of committing six offences and interrogate him as a suspect.
“The arrest was necessary primarily due to a justified concern over unlawful obstruction of the proceedings and the need for the immediate application of a preventive measure (grounds for detention under Article 247 § 1 points 1 and 2, as well as § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure),”
stated the unlawfully seized National Prosecutor’s Office.
He voluntarily appeared at the prosecutor’s office
Yesterday, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland voted in favour of allowing the detention and temporary arrest of PiS MP Dariusz Matecki. The prosecutor’s motion is related to an investigation concerning the Justice Fund. Earlier, on Wednesday evening, Matecki voluntarily renounced his parliamentary immunity in this case.
On Thursday, early in the afternoon, PiS MP Dariusz Matecki arrived at the National Prosecutor’s Office building to provide testimony.
“I consider it my duty. Despite the fact that this is an unlawfully seized Prosecutor’s Office, I have an obligation to my voters to explain the accusations publicly made by politicians of the ruling camp and the media,”
he stated. However, the prosecutor did not find the time to question him.
On Thursday evening, MP Matecki was at the offices of TV Republika, awaiting his arrest. In front of the station’s headquarters, a group of individuals gathered in solidarity with the politician.
“The Military Police are searching our apartment, looking for parts of the Tupolev—the ones that Putin left for Tusk or those that deteriorated for years in the twin Tupolev while Anodina’s lies were being legitimized,” journalist Ewa Stankiewicz-Jorgensen wrote this morning on social media.
Zandarmeria wojskowa przeszukuje nasze mieszkanie sxukając części tupolewa te które Putin zostawił Tuskowi lub te które niszczały przez lata w bliźniaczym tupolewie kiedy uwiarygadniano kłamstwa Anodiny pic.twitter.com/EIryCp0Rue
— Ewa Stankiewicz – Jørgensen (@ewa_stankiewicz) March 7, 2025
Ewa Stankiewicz-Jorgensen is a journalist and filmmaker who has spent years investigating the Smolensk catastrophe. She is the author of films such as Solidarni 2010, Lista pasażerów (Passenger List), and Stan zagrożenia (State of Threat).
During the search of her apartment, the journalist connected with TV Republika. She reported that Military Police officers entered the apartment at approximately 6:00 AM.
“They searched all the rooms, including the storage unit. A search warrant was presented, and I was informed that they were looking for parts of the Tupolev. They have a list of about 20 parts they are searching for,”
she stated.
The investigation in this case is being led by Prosecutor Colonel Tomasz Mackiewicz, Director of the Military Affairs Department of the National Prosecutor’s Office. Colonel Mackiewicz heads the investigative team established in November 2024 within the National Prosecutor’s Office to examine irregularities in the functioning of the Smolensk subcommittee.
“They searched, found nothing, and now they are attempting to have the protocol signed,”
she recounted.
She suggested that the matter likely concerns the twin Tupolev, which was used to create a digital model and contributed to clarifying the causes of the April 10, 2010, catastrophe.
“These are staged and intimidating actions aimed at disciplining those who seek the truth, those who hold evidence of an explosion and a crime that took place. It is unbelievable that in a democratic state, one cannot hold accountable those responsible for the crime committed against the President of Poland and 95 key figures for the country’s sovereignty,”
“President gives ambassadorial nominations, so courtesy would dictate that the candidacy should be agreed upon in such a way that it is acceptable,” said President Andrzej Duda on TVN24. The President also addressed the issue of security, stating that it should be “above political divisions.”
No Agreements Were Made
The issue concerns the nomination of Bogdan Klich as ambassador to the USA and Piotr Łukasiewicz as ambassador to Ukraine.
“The candidacies should have been agreed upon and established with me, but they were not. This is a presidential prerogative. From the very beginning, I said that I believe Senator Klich is not a suitable candidate for the post, especially at this moment, particularly considering what he has recently said about President Donald Trump. In my opinion, he is not the right candidate,” the President stated.
Andrzej Duda reminded that it is the President who grants ambassadorial nominations. “This is the President’s decision, so courtesy alone, not to mention the custom that has been in place in Poland for thirty years, would dictate that the candidacy should be agreed upon in such a way that it is acceptable.”
Actions Taken Deliberately
In the President’s opinion, the lack of agreements and discussions is “done deliberately to generate problems in relations. This is a policy that is being implemented by Donald Tusk’s government with premeditation,” he emphasized. – “If they want, when I finish my presidential mission, for Mr. Klich to be the ambassador to the United States, then perhaps the President who comes after me will sign this candidacy for them. The question is whether they will be able to conduct policy in the White House with his help. I fear it will be difficult,” said the President.
Bogdan Klich is considered a person who failed in the role of Minister of Defense. It was during his tenure that the Smolensk disaster occurred, resulting in the deaths of 97 people, including President Lech Kaczyński and his wife. Klich was also criticized for a 2022 post on platform X, in which he called Trump an “unbalanced and democracy-disrespecting politician.” In November 2024, Klich resigned from his senatorial mandate and became a chargé d’affaires, the head of the Polish embassy in Washington. He did not receive the President’s nomination.
The conflict between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the President over ambassadors began in March 2024, when Minister Sikorski decided that over 50 ambassadors would end their missions, and several candidacies submitted for approval by the previous leadership of the ministry would be withdrawn.
Following the Ministry’s decision, Andrzej Duda announced that “no Polish ambassador can be appointed or dismissed without the President’s signature.” Due to the lack of agreement with the Ministry, the President refused to nominate successors for the recalled ambassadors.
Eighteen-year-old Mohammed Khalid Mohammed has been sentenced by the Huddinge Court near Stockholm to 14 years in prison for murdering 39-year-old Polish national Mikael (Michał) in April 2024, witnessed by his teenage son.
“This was a complicated case where the court had to resolve many issues,” emphasized judge Anders Larsson.
The victim, 39-year-old Mikael, was shot dead on April 10, 2024, in an underpass in Stockholm’s Skarholmen district as he rode his bicycle with his 12-year-old son to the swimming pool. There he encountered a group of young men, including Mohammed, and had presumably confronted them.
The court found that DNA traces discovered on the murder weapon, a modified starting pistol, belonged to Mohammed. The defendant testified that he had only fired warning shots and denied committing the murder. “These explanations are not credible,” concluded the judge.
Mohammed was under 18 at the time of the shooting. Under Swedish law, the maximum sentence available in such cases is 14 years imprisonment. Had the perpetrator been an adult at the time, he would have faced a life sentence.
Additionally, Mohammed was convicted for illegal possession of firearms and two counts of attempted murder. He had been known to the police since he was 13 years old and was a member of a local gang known as the “Skarholmen phalanx.”
Three other young men were sentenced to juvenile detention, community service, and probation supervision for assisting Mohammed in hiding from authorities.
The case of Mikael, who had previously exhibited commendable civic behavior, deeply moved Swedish society. A demonstration was held at the crime scene, and a fundraiser was organized to support the victim’s son. Politicians have reaffirmed the government’s uncompromising stance against crime.
By Tuomo Salonen / SIMFinnish Aviation Museum - commons file, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61459095
Sweden will deploy Gripen combat aircraft to Poland to patrol Polish airspace as part of the NATO Air Policing mission and to safeguard aid deliveries to Ukraine, the Swedish government announced Thursday.
“For the first time, our fighters will participate in air patrol operations from the territory of an ally,” emphasized Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson at a press conference.
Between six and eight Gripen jets, along with pilots and maintenance personnel, will be stationed in Poland during April and May. Their primary mission is to protect Polish airspace under NATO’s air surveillance activities.
Jonson stated that deploying Gripens to Poland aims “to deter or, if necessary, defend against a potential armed attack.” The aircraft will operate in NATO’s northern air surveillance zone.
Furthermore, the Swedish government plans to send up to eight Gripen fighters between June and August to protect NATO’s Security Assistance and Training Centre for Ukraine (NSATU) and to support aid efforts for Ukraine.
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard denied that Sweden’s actions are a response to any potential reduction in U.S. security involvement in Europe. “This is a rotational duty among NATO members,” she stressed.
Previously, Sweden participated in NATO patrols in the Baltic Sea region, but fighters operated solely from Swedish territory.
