Jerzy Owsiak issued the ultimatum after a weeks-long hate campaign against him inspired by the station.
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Polish right-wing brodcaster airs staged kidnapping of fugitive opposition politician
The video, filmed in the style of an action thriller, depicts the fictional interrogation of former PiS deputy minister Marcin Romanowski.
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Three legal views on the Polish government’s public media takeover
Agnieszka Wądołowska
The situation has divided both politicians and experts.
President vetoes Polish government’s budget plans due to public media takeover
“There cannot be consent in view of the flagrant violation of the constitution and the principles of a democratic state of law,” said Duda.
Government takeover of public media violated constitution, says Polish president
Some independent legal experts and commentators have also voiced concern over how the government acted.
Right aims, wrong methods: public media takeover shows dangers for new Polish government
Stanley Bill
Captured public institutions must be repaired without resorting to the same dubious methods that degraded them.
Former ruling party holds sit-in at state TV as new government takes control of public media
The new government yesterday dismissed the presidents and boards of public media outlets.
Polish state TV ordered to apologise over publishing messages of politician hacked with Pegasus spyware
The former PiS government was accused of using Pegasus to surveil opponents and TVP to attack them.
Constitutional court blocks new Polish government from making changes to public media
The incoming ruling coalition has promised major reforms of state media, which became a mouthpiece for the former ruling party.
Outgoing Polish government changes public media statute on last day in office
The opposition sees the move as an attempt to make it more difficult for the new government to reform public media.
Man convicted of death threats against Tusk reportedly inspired by state TV
“The man who planned the attack on me and my family testified that he acted under the influence of TVP,” said Tusk.
NATO, army and EU Poles’ most trusted institutions; public media, top court and government most distrusted
Poles’ trust in all institutions has declined since last year, with the police seeing the largest fall.
Journalist convicted of attacking police while covering Polish abortion protests acquitted on appeal
Her detention three years ago prompted protests from fellow journalists and international press organisations.
Opposition taking power threatens “free speech and media pluralism”, warn Polish public media
Under the current government, public media have become a mouthpiece for the ruling party.
