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Polish crisis from the point of view of the prosecutor's office

Publication at Faculty of Law |
2017

Abstract

Prosecution Laws in Poland, hurriedly adopted in the winter of 2016, effective since March 2016 have changed the independent prosecutor's office into a gun in the hands of the ruling party. Against the backdrop of changes, including the transfer of non-government prosecutors to lower prosecution offices, and the promotion of loyal prosecutors, dozens of prosecutors have been identified under the auspices of the Lex Super Omnia Prosecutors' Association.

The legislation adopted is not only incompatible with the independence of prosecutors and the proper functioning of the prosecutor's office in a democratic state, but also with the recommendations of the Council of Europe.