PiS deputies – Mariusz Błaszczak and Dariusz Matecki may lose immunities

First, at 11 o'clock, the parliamentary regulations, parliamentary and immunity matters will deal with the application regarding Błaszczak, and then – at 3pm – a request regarding Matecki. In the first case, the meeting will be closed.

Application regarding the revocation of immunity to the former head of the Ministry of National Defense, PiS MP Mariusz Błaszczak, He went to the Sejm at the beginning of February. The prosecutor's office wants to accuse him of exceeding his rights due to the fact that as the head of the Ministry of National Defense he declared in July 2023 and publicly disclosed in September 2023 fragments of the plan for the use of the Polish Armed Forces Warta-00101. This plan is a document from 2011 regarding the method of defense against a possible attack Russia. Referring to this document, Blaszczak then accused PO politicians that at the time of their rule they planned in the event of an invasion of the state defense on the Vistula line and “devoting half of the country to the attacker”.

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– This is a conclusion that concerns a crime of abuse of power with this element of benefits, which was to take place in the form of strengthening the PiS election campaign. The second allegation concerns the disclosure of secret documents that should not be publicly available – said the prosecutor general then Adam Bodnar.

During the conference at the beginning of February, the head of the PiS club, former head of the Ministry of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak announced that he would not waive parliamentary immunity. He explained that he would want to present his position on the charges in the Sejm. He argued that when he revealed the documents, they were no longer covered by mystery and had a historical nature. He added that they were in force during the rule of the PO-PSL coalition. Blaszczak also argued that the transfer of this information “was for the benefit of Poles living east of the Vistula.” He declared that he would make the same decision once again regarding the declassification of documents.

Fragments declassified by Błaszczak came from the plan to use the Polish Armed Forces – as part of an independent defense operation – approved in 2011 by the former head of the Ministry of National Defense Bogdan Klich. – Tusk's government, in the event of the war, was ready to give half Poland. The plan to use the armed forces, approved by the then head of the Ministry of National Defense Klich, assumed that the independent defense of the country would last a maximum of two weeks, and after seven days the enemy would reach the right bank of the Vistula – said Blaszczak in the PiS 'spot published in September 2023.

Application regarding the revocation of immunity and consent to the detention and detention of Matecki He was received by the Sejm at the end of February. In total, the prosecutor's office suspects the MP committing six crimes, which are punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment.

– I will explain at the meeting of the parliamentary regulatory committee on my immunity – said PiS MP Dariusz Matecki. He said that he had not yet waived immunity. Earlier he announced that he would make the decision on this matter when he was exactly familiar with the letter.

The prosecutor's office plans to present to the Matecki allegations regarding, among others Taking actions to achieve financial and personal benefits consisting of: consulting with officials of the Ministry of Justice the conditions of offers of the Fidei Defensor Association and health friends before submitting these offers in the competition for subsidies from the Justice Fund, as well as taking actions to indicate – contrary to the principles of the competition – specific organizations as those to receive a deliberate subsidy. Matecki had already claimed that the prosecutor's allegations against him are “extremely absurd and false.” He also assured that he did not intend to avoid responsibility by leaving Poland.

The allegations that the prosecutor's office wants to put on MP Matecki

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