Zbigniew Ziobro, a member of Poland’s Law and Justice party (PiS), has condemned a court order requiring him to be escorted to a hearing, labeling it as unlawful.
The coalition led by Donald Tusk, which unseated PiS in the October parliamentary elections, has dismissed the authority of the Constitutional Tribunal, viewing it as a lingering stronghold of the previous government. PiS had controversially filled the Tribunal with loyalists during its judicial overhaul, a move the European Union has criticized as illegal under EU law.
Commenting on a motion for Ziobro’s detention, Zbigniew Zembaczyński, a member of the ruling coalition’s investigative commission, stated, “An arrest would make Minister Ziobro available for questioning.”
However, PiS representatives strongly rejected the legitimacy of the commission. “This isn’t a commission, these people are impostors,” said Michał Wójcik, a PiS lawmaker, speaking from parliament.
This political drama is unfolding as Poland heads into the campaign season for its presidential election in May. PiS is striving to maintain influence by supporting a presidential candidate aligned with their agenda, similar to incumbent Andrzej Duda. Duda has previously used his position to obstruct the opposition’s reforms. Without sufficient parliamentary votes to override presidential vetoes, the Tusk government could face significant challenges if PiS retains control of the presidency.
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