President Nawrocki must now choose one of the five candidates to be the new chief justice.
President Nawrocki must now choose one of the five candidates to be the new chief justice.
The opposition, with which President Nawrocki is aligned, has urged him to veto the bill.
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It is the first time a bishop in Poland has gone on trial in such a case.
The man allegedly expressed his willingness to pass on information about the NATO training center to Russia.
Péter Magyar’s announcement came shortly after he met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Serving in a foreign military without consent is normally a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.
The bill faces a potential veto by President Nawrocki, who has expressed concern over the EU’s SAFE programme.
The government says the measures are vital to protect Poles from fraud and for national security.
It also noted that local bishops had repeatedly failed to take action when credible reports of abuse were submitted to them.
The speaker of parliament made the decision despite the current authorities regarding the body as illegitimate in its current form.
A school in southeast Poland was his apparent target.
Adam Andruszkiewicz denies the accusations, calling them an “act of political revenge” by the government against the president.
The men were convicted last year of recruiting for a terrorist organisation after they placed hundreds of stickers in Warsaw and Kraków.
Robert Bąkiewicz says that his words have been deliberately misrepresented as part of a political prosecution aimed against him.