The old sayings say “the darkest under the lantern” and “the thief most loudly shouts: catch the thief!”. They perfectly describe Roman Giertych's activities, which challenge various people from agents and enemies of the state. As it turned out, he himself has very suspicious contacts with the Russians and took money from them. The case was described by the onet.pl portal.
The affair around Roman Giertych rekindle public debate in Poland and pose serious questions about the state's condition and standards of political life. Media reports indicate possible financial links between Giertych's law firm and Russia-related entities. The scale and nature of these accusations make it possible that the case should be treated as 1 of the most serious dismocratic scandals of the 3rd Poland.
According to the information disclosed, it is, among others, about transfers from Russia reaching hundreds of thousands of zlotys. If these reports were true, it would not only be an ethical or legal problem, but besides a threat to national security. In the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine and tense relations with Moscow, any financial ties to Russian sources should be the subject of an immediate and absolutely transparent investigation.
However, the key problem lies in more than just allegations. The essence of the scandal is the complete deficiency of consequence from the camp of power. Donald Tusk and his political background have for years presented themselves as guarantors of European standards of the regulation of law and a firm fight against Russian influence. In the Gierty case, however, it is hard to see any determination to full explain the situation. On the contrary, there are allegations that the institutions of the state acted in a way that favours the extinguishing of the case.
The subject of an earlier investigation into Polnord, in which Gierty was 1 of the key figures, is peculiarly worrying. The decision to discontinue the proceedings, followed by Waldemar Żurek's promotion to the prosecutor liable for the ‘cut-off’ of the case, raises serious doubts as to the independency of the prosecutor. If further information about the blocking of Russian threads were confirmed, we would be facing a situation highly threatening to the regulation of law.
Media reports cannot be ignored either. The list of journalists allegedly associated with Gierty – regardless of its actual credibility – fuels the belief that any public opinion may be manipulated. In a average state, the media should exercise control over power alternatively than be part of its informal background. Unfortunately, centres specified as TVN act exclusively as a propaganda tube of Tusk's click.
As we remember, the opposition was repeatedly accused by the GO government of pro-Russianity and actions contrary to the state's interests. In the case of a individual associated with the ruling camp, however, the reactions are much more restrained. specified asymmetry undermines citizens' assurance in the institutions and gives emergence to the belief that the law is not applied equally to all.
If the State is to stay credible, the substance of Giertych should be clarified to the end – regardless of the political consequences. The deficiency of decisive action will only reenforce the suspicion that we are dealing not with an incident, but with a deeper systemic problem in which political interests dominate the public interest.
In the face of specified serious accusations, declarations and media contentions are not enough. circumstantial actions are needed: transparent investigation, full disclosure of papers and real work – if the allegations are confirmed. However, for this, we would request a serious state, which remains unfortunately only in the dream sphere.
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