A special team, directly subject to the Prosecutor General, has already started working. – The team was launched. Today the first working meeting took place – said Żurek. He noted that team members will submit formal applications during proceedings related to the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Although the identity of the prosecutors included in the team remains a secret for now, Żurek announced that in the next two weeks he would give details about their actions in the Supreme Court.
– Prosecutors should participate in every proceedings generating compensation from the State Treasury – emphasized the Minister of Justice, adding that his ministry intends to do everything to keep this kind within the limits.
Conflict with “Neoks”: The Ministry of Justice does not give up
During the same conference, Żurek revealed that the Ministry of Justice submitted a notification to the prosecutor's office regarding the National Council of the Judiciary, referred to by him as “Neoks”. – We have been blocked in an attempt to obtain documents to which we should have access He explained. He admitted that the Director of the Administrative Supervision Department has been unsuccessfully trying to obtain key materials for the ministry's work for a long time.
“We can't wait, so we made a notification in this matter,” Żurek informed, criticizing the way the council was functioning, which he described as “illegal”. According to the Prosecutor General, in order for the council to act in accordance with the law, it must consist of at least 13 legal members forming a quorum. – Currently, there are legally appointed persons in the council, including a representative of the president, president of the Supreme Administrative Court or deputies. But if the quorum does not exist, the authority becomes unable to make decisions Żurek assessed ..
