First, on Thursday, at lightning speed, the Sejm Rules and Regulations Committee gave a positive opinion on the prosecutor's motions to waive Zbigniew Ziobro's immunity, detain him and arrest him. The 150-page motion was submitted to the Sejm on October 28. And on Friday evening, the Sejm voted in accordance with the committee's recommendation.
On Friday evening The Sejm waived the immunity of the former Minister of Justice in relation to all 26 charges that the prosecutor's office wants to bring against himin connection with the Justice Fund case.
The Sejm also consented to the detention and temporary arrest of the former head of the Ministry of Justice, a PiS MP. This item was voted last. Here the coalition voted unanimously.
MPs from PiS (seven did not vote) and Confederation were against.
Result of the vote on the motion to consent to the detention and temporary arrest of MP Zbigniew Ziobro
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This means that The Sejm supported the motion in its entirety the head of investigative team number 2 of the National Prosecutor's Office on October 28 this year to consent to bringing Zbigniew Ziobro criminally liable.
Adam Szłapka, government spokesman, wrote on the X website that For the first time in history, the Polish Minister of Justice will have to answer for leading an organized criminal group.
The Sejm abrogates parliamentary immunity, the prosecutor's office can act
The passage of all applications, in accordance with the committee's recommendation, opens the scope for action by the prosecutor's office. When investigators will formally receive documents from the Sejm and may issue a decision to present charges. Under normal circumstances, investigators set a date for the suspect to appear at the prosecutor's office. Things may be different here, what then?
— The motion submitted to the Sejm also includes consent to the detention and temporary arrest of Zbigniew Ziobro. The purpose of the detention is to bring the MP to the prosecutor's office to present charges against him and question him as a suspect. After this action, the prosecutor will decide whether he will submit a request to the court for the temporary arrest of Zbigniew Ziobro. The decision in this regard will be made by an independent court, explains prosecutor Anna Adamiak, press spokesman for the Prosecutor General.
Charges against Zbigniew Ziobro
The prosecutor's office requested the consent of the Sejm to bring 26 charges against MP Zbigniew Ziobro, to bring him for questioning, and possibly detain him and arrest him.
In short: prosecutors claim that an organized criminal group operated within the Ministry of Justice, allegedly led by a former minister.
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According to investigators, he ordered subordinates who would win certain competitions for money from the fund before they were announced. To maintain appearances, the winners indicated in the pre-race actually prepared competition offers, but Ziobro's ministry favored them.
