Israel carried out an attack on Hezbollah's headquarters. Donald Trump met in New York with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court ruled that the reinstatement and appointment of Dariusz Barski as national prosecutor were legally effective. In turn, the District Court in Warsaw issued a ruling in the case of the arrest of Sovereign Poland MP Marcin Romanowski. Here are six things to know on Saturday, September 28.
1. Barski Criminal Chamber. With the participation of neo-judges
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court ruled that the reinstatement and appointment of Dariusz Barski as national prosecutor in 2022 had a binding legal and constitutional basis and were legally effective. The resolution was adopted by judges selected with the participation of the neo-National Council of the Judiciary, in response to a question submitted by the Gdańsk district court. Representatives of the National Prosecutor's Office wanted to exclude the judges, assessing that this panel “does not create an independent, impartial and impartial court.”
– Friday's ruling in the case of prosecutor Dariusz Barski shows once again that we have a systemic problem with the Supreme Court – said attorney Przemysław Rosati in an interview with a TVN24 reporter. Attorney Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram stated that legal dualism and chaos in the justice system are “the effect of the so-called Law and Justice reforms.”
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2. The court decided to arrest Romanowski
The District Court in Warsaw upheld the decision of the first-instance court refusing to arrest Sovereign Poland MP Marcin Romanowski, said the politician's defense lawyer Bartosz Lewandowski.
Earlier, prosecutor Piotr Woźniak, who participated in the meeting, submitted a motion to exclude the chairman of the panel, Judge Przemysław Dziwański. The court left the application unconsidered.
3. Three new RARS investigations
The president of the Government Agency of Strategic Reserves, General Jan Rajchel, said in the “#BezKitu” program on TVN24 that “things were not going well” in the agency.
As he said, “several percent of people in managerial positions and in appropriate structures that were created to make this procedure easy and relatively safe for the decision-makers at that time are involved in all these scandals.” – Fortunately, this did not happen – he added.
He announced three new investigations into RARS.
4. Israeli attack on Hezbollah headquarters
Israel carried out an attack on Hezbollah's headquarters in the capital on Friday LebanonBeirut, said Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari.
There was a strong explosion in the city that was felt within a radius of 30 kilometers, the AP reported. The Axios website reported, citing Israeli sources, that the target of the attack was Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah. More attacks occurred during the night.
5. Zelensky met with Trump
Republican candidate for president USAformer president Donald Trump met with the president in New York on Friday Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
The meeting between the two politicians has been the subject of much speculation in recent days.
6. In the Lubusz Voivodeship, the level of the Oder is falling and the wave is approaching Bielinek
– We are slowly saying goodbye to great water – said Marek Cebula, voivode of Lubusz. The level of the Odra River is falling and the peak wave is leaving the Lubusz Voivodeship. Regardless, the services continue to patrol the rivers, providing help where it is needed.
According to IMWM data, the water level in Bielinek on Friday at 20 was 597 cm, which is 48 cm more than the alarm level. According to forecasts, the peak wave will reach there in the afternoon on Saturday and will reach a maximum of 640 cm. The peak wave is expected to reach Gozdowice after midnight on Saturday, when the forecast maximum will be 563 cm (the alert level in this place is 500 cm).
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