This is how much money Zbigniew Ziobro can lose. This is the result of Czarzasty's decision
Zbigniew Ziobro, former Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General, currently a PiS MP, has not appeared at Sejm sessions for some time. He currently resides in Hungary, where he was granted political asylum. Last Wednesday, January 28, the 7-day deadline for justifying his absence expired.
Due to the fact that it was not received by the Speaker of the Sejm, on Thursday, Włodzimierz Czarzasty announced that he had sent the head of the parliamentary regulations committee, Jarosław Urbaniak (KO), information about Ziobro's unexcused absences. The politician reminded at the press conference that this body is now obliged to consider his application and take a position. He noted that the committee may: draw attention to the MP, issue a warning or a reprimand.
“When the committee presents its position to me, Mr. Ziobro will have time to appeal against this decision.”
– said the marshal.
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Zbigniew Ziobro may lose a lot of money. The reason for his absence in the Sejm
Włodzimierz Czarzasty also announced that if Zbigniew Ziobro does not appeal against this decision, he will submit to the Presidium of the Sejm a draft resolution on the loss of the parliamentary allowance and reducing the parliamentary salary to one tenth of the amount, i.e. PLN 1,350 gross per month. The parliamentary salary is PLN 13,000. PLN 467.92 gross, and the parliamentary allowance is PLN 4,208.73 gross.
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In mid-January this year. Marshal Czarzasty said that due to the fact that Ziobro does not participate in Sejm sessions, now during the first three days of each month of unjustified absence of a PiS MP, 1/30 of the allowance and 1/30 of the salary, i.e. PLN 588, are taken away every day. But that's not all. For each subsequent day of absence from the Sejm (depending on how many days the Sejm is in session in a given month), PLN 3,534 is deducted from Ziobro.
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The Marshal had already announced that he would use “all the possibilities available to the Sejm and will do everything” to ensure that Ziobro loses his allowance and receives 1/10 of his salary.
The amended regulations provide for the loss of the parliamentary allowance and reduction of remuneration to 1/10 of its amount in the following months if a Member of Parliament misses 18 consecutive days of Sejm sittings due to an unjustified absence. This applies until the Member of Parliament takes part in the sitting of the Sejm. A Member of Parliament may appeal to the Presidium of the Sejm against the resolution within seven days from the date it is delivered to him.
