The European Commission is to examine the issue of Poland’s constitutional court next month, after the Polish president signed into law disputed amendments to the court’s powers.
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The Law and Justice party won parliamentary elections in October on a platform of generous welfare and what it conceives as strict public morality.
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Pending changes to the media law that has passed the lower house in Poland’s parliament December 30 has been criticized by worldwide and Polish watchdogs for potentially politicizing the country’s public broadcasters.
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Constand reported the incident to police at the time, who investigated and closed the case when officials declined to prosecute. Inside, he seemed to have trouble seeing the paperwork and finding the place to sign, and his lawyers helped him hold the pen.
“The introduction of a system whereby a government minister can appoint and dismiss at its own discretion the supervisory and management boards goes against basic principles and established standards of public service media governance throughout Europe”, the statement continued, adding that the results would be a repressive regime “without precedent in any other European Union country”.
The law makes broadcasters TVP and Polish Radio “national cultural institutes” and removes the current directors, to be replaced by new executives which can be appointed by the government.
Warsaw Voice Website reported that opposition parties stressed that the new legislation threatens media independence and freedom of expression and is part of PiS plan to take control of the public media.
In a letter to Polish officials, the Association of European Journalists also voiced “serious concern”.
The initiative came a day after President Andrzej Duda, nominally independent but considered sympathetic towards PiS, signed into law controversial amendments to Poland’s Constitutional Court that critics say will allow PiS-sponsored judges to stop the court challenging legislation, eroding checks on government power.
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The bill has caused public outrage with thousands of people joining demonstrations in cities across Poland a week ago to protest against the new law.
