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Open letter to Europe!

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Warsaw, 19 November 2020 Mrs Ursula von der Leyen President of the Commission of the European Union Mr David Sassoli President of the European Parliament Mr Charles Michel President of the European Council Open letter to the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council On November 17th 2020, during a press conference organized by the Minister of Justice Prosecutor General in connection with the works on the budget of the European Union and binding the funds wit...

Position of the Board of Polish Judges Association IUSTITIA of 18 November 2020 on the waiving of judicial immunity of Warsaw Regional Court judge Igor Tuleya.

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Today, on 18 November 2020, so called “Disciplinary Chamber” waived, upon request of political prosecution, the immunity of judge Igor Tuleya, suspended the judge and reduced his salary by 25%. Judge has been punished for enabling the media to listen and record his decision in the court case involving the ruling party. The Board of Polish Judges Association IUSTITIA strongly condemns the decision of disciplinary chamber acting in the building of Supreme Court on waiving the immunity of Wars...

I am a European judge, I am not going to accept the decision of the Disciplinary Chamber and will continue to adjudicate - says judge Igor Tuleya

Disciplinary proceedings
On November 18, 2020 at 12:00 AM in Warsaw, a meeting of the political Disciplinary Chamber is to be held in order to waive the immunity of judge Igor Tuleya. The proceedings against Judge Tuleyi are an example of a gross disregard for the ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU and the actions taken by the European Commission. Judge Tuleya is pursued because, he rendered the verdict, which is not convenient for politicians. Let us remind all that on June 9, the political Disciplinary Chamber ...

A letter of the European Association of Judges to President of the Commission of the European Union

New KRS and the Supreme Court

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Position of the Polish Judges Association IUSTITIA over the status of the  Constitutional Tribunal 

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October 28, 2020 Position of the Polish Judges Association IUSTITIA over the status of the  Constitutional Tribunal Bearing in mind the example of the Constitutional Tribunal at the present we can clearly see the result of depriving the Polish courts and tribunals their independence. The Constitutional Tribunal being steered by politicians, with judges elected as a whole by politicians and dependent on politicians, is not trusted by the Polish citizens. Instead of being the body of the...