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COMMON POSITION on the Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered on 19 November 2019 in Joined Cases A.K. (C-585/18), CP (C-624/18) and DO (C-625/18)

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COMMON POSITION on the Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered on 19 November 2019 in Joined Cases A.K. (C-585/18), CP (C-624/18) and DO (C-625/18) AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL POLSKA THE WIKTOR OSIATYŃSKI ARCHIVE (ARCHIWUM OSIATYŃSKIEGO) THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM (FORUM OBYWATELSKIEGO ROZWOJU) THE FORUM FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN JUDGES (FORUM WSPÓŁPRACY SĘDZIÓW) THE STEFAN BATORY FOUNDATION (FUNDACJA IM. STEFANA BATOREGO) THE HELSINKI FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (...

The position of the National Board of Polish Judges Association "Iustitia" on the statement of the Disciplinary Spokesman of the Judges of Common Courts

Disciplinary proceedings
On November 8, 2019, Przemysław Radzik - Deputy Disciplinary Spokesman of the Judges of the Common Courts brought disciplinary charges against the judges: Krystian Markiewicz, Monika Ciemięga, Monika Frąckowiak, Katarzyna Kałwak and Bartłomiej Starosta in connection with the alleged misconduct of the dignity of the judicial office according to the Spokesman in a way of ignoring the statutory obligation of these judges to attend the summons and testify as witnesses and other disciplinary tor...

Raport of the Current situation in Poland

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The Regional Court in Kraków suspends the delegation of prosecutor Mariusz Krasoń from the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Kraków to the District Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław. Prosecutor Mariusz Krasoń is one of the signatories to the unanimously adopted resolution of the Assembly of Prosecutors in the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Krakow in which he protested against the superiors 'violation of prosecutors' independence by manipulating investigations. The resolution had no precedent: ...

Statement of the Disciplinary Officer for the Judges of Common Courts

Disciplinary proceedings
In reference to the statement of October 25, 2019, I would like to inform, that based on the findings of explanatory actions resulting from justified suspicion of disciplinary offenses committed by several judges, including the conscious ignoring the statutory obligation to appear on summons and to testify as witnesses as well as other disciplinary torts, the Deputy Disciplinary Officer for the Judges of Common Courts, judge Przemysław W. Radzik, by decisions of November 8, 2019, initiated disc...

ECBA Statement on the judicial independence in Poland

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The ECBA has received recently alarming information concerning the current situation of judges in Poland. According to this information, there are multiple ongoing disciplinary proceedings and other repressive measures against judges.  In this Statement the ECBA expresses grave concerns regarding the repression and obstructions facing judges in Poland. http://www.ecba.org/extdocserv/20191030_ECBAStatement_Poland.pdf...