“When Mariusz Kamiński was Minister of Interior and Administration, the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) and the Internal Security Agency (ABW) operated according to their mandates,” former Deputy Minister Maciej Wąsik assured Niezalezna.pl. Wąsik, now a Law and Justice (PiS) MEP, commented for us on the Warsaw District Prosecutor’s recent initiation of an investigation into alleged abuse of power involving himself and Kamiński concerning Lyudmila Kozlovska of the Open Dialogue Foundation. He emphasized that security agencies had valid reasons to consider Kozlovska a security threat, labeling the prosecution’s actions as an attempt to intimidate.
Wirtualna Polska reports that on January 23, the Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into accusations of abuse of authority by former Interior Minister and coordinator of special services, Mariusz Kamiński, and former deputy minister Maciej Wąsik, concerning Lyudmila Kozlovska. The action follows a complaint by Kozlovska’s representative alleging “unreliable documentation” suggesting she posed a security risk to Poland.
Speaking to Niezalezna.pl, Wąsik described the investigation as another chapter of “politically motivated proceedings by Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar.”
“When Mariusz Kamiński led the Ministry of Interior, both the CBA and ABW acted within their remit. Today, we face a political witch-hunt. Bodnar and his supporters openly strive to appease NGOs. They plan to create a kind of ’round table’ for NGOs to describe alleged persecution. It’s absurd, nonsensical, and an attempt to intimidate security services,” the former deputy minister asserted.
The MEP recalled that Polish security services reacted in 2017 to Bartosz Kramek’s manifesto, “Let the State Stop: Let’s Shut Down the Government!”
“That manifesto encouraged non-compliance with Polish law. Security services took appropriate action, resulting in Kozlovska receiving, among other things, an entry ban to the Schengen Zone—later violated by Belgium—and Kramek facing money laundering charges, which Bodnar dismissed this January. Now, those who acted on behalf of the state are to be held accountable? This is absurd, a complete inversion of justice,” Wąsik said.
Wąsik also addressed Kramek’s declaration to “assist Wąsik and Kamiński in returning from the European Parliament.” The PiS politician doubted the case would reach the EU forum but acknowledged that “under Bodnar’s governance, various issues could emerge.”