A fragment appeared in the property declaration of Łukasz Mejza in which the MP refers to the prosecutor's actions. Mejza wrote that the prosecutor's office of Adam Bodnar chases him for not providing the attic with a small area, emphasizing that he is too low to be able to stand in it. These types of personal comments are rare in official documents submitted by parliamentarians.
Krzysztof Izdebski, a lawyer from the Batory Foundation, in an interview with “Fakt” pointed out that MPs, by signing a property declaration, confirm the truth of all the information contained in it. According to him, all assessment entries or not directly related to property may have serious consequences if they are false. Izdebski also emphasized that such activities may violate the seriousness of parliament.
The position of the Chancellery of the Sejm. Who controls property declarations?
The Chancellery of the Sejm in response to the questions of “Fakt” pointed out that she is not authorized to assess the content of property declarations made by MPs. Officials reminded that, according to the Act on the performance of the mandate of a deputy and senator, the Central Anti -Corruption Bureau is responsible for controlling the reliability and truthfulness of these documents. In addition, the analysis of the data contained in the statements is dealt with by the relevant Sejm Commission, which, according to the Sejm regulations, is the parliamentary ethics committee.
The Chancellery of the Sejm emphasized that her role in the whole process is limited to technical activities. The office accepts statements, provides them with a daily impact stamp and prepares them for publication on the Sejm website. Detailed obligations of MPs, such as the dates of submitting documents, the need to attach PIT or requirement of diligence, result directly from the provisions of the Act and the form that is its attachment.
In practice, this means that the Chancellery of the Sejm does not interfere with the content of the submitted statements, and the parliamentarians themselves are responsible for their content. Formal and substantive control lies with specialized bodies and committees that have the right to analyze and verify the truth of the presented data.
