The appointment of justice Waldemar Żurek as the fresh Minister of Justice has impounded a fierce political storm, with erstwhile Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro launching a scathing attack on his successor. In a detailed social media post, Ziobro acquired Żurek of numerical constitutional breaks, including alleged incitement to crime and an unprecedented number of Disciplinary ranks. The most controversial claim, however, revolves around Żurek’s private life, with Ziobro asserting that the recently appointed minister “judgedly demanded his own daughter to return alimony.” This immediate and aggressive consequence from the erstwhile head of the justice strategy signals a continuation of the intention of ideological conflict over the share and independency of Polish courses. The allegations, spanning from professional conduct to individual finances, paint a complex image of the challenges making the fresh government’s judicial reforms.
Disciplinary allegations and controversy around judgments
One of the main points of Zbigniew Ziobry's attack is the allegation that Waldemar Żurek is “A evidence holder in terms of the number of disciplinary charges—64!”. The erstwhile Minister of Justice claims that these allegations arise, among others, from cases in which justice Żurek was to sign court decisions, although he did not attend the sittings on the appointed days. Ziobro besides stresses that justice Żurek's disciplinary cases were taken from disciplinary officials after incidents at the office of the National Judicial Council (CRS), including after “the crackdown of judges' desks and cabinets” and were subsequently to be decommissioned. These accusations are intended to undermine the credibility and professionalism of the fresh minister, putting him in the light of a individual whose past raises serious doubts in the context of his function.
Private life under scrutiny: Alimony and Franc suit
Ziobro went 1 step further, entering the sphere of private Waldemar Żurka. erstwhile Minister accused that justice Żurek ‘courtually asked his daughter to return the alimony’. In addition, Ziobro recalls that Żurek "required to appoint an expert to measure the condition of his teeth – said to have suffered from stress at work". Another allegation is the alleged inconsistency in assessing the position of judges: Żurek was to challenge the position of a justice from the advice of the KRS after 2018 in a lost property case with his ex-wife, but the same position of justice “did not disturb” him in winning a case concerning his franc deal.
Inciting crimes and a million-dollar lawsuit
Another serious charge concerns alleged incitement to crime. Zbigniew Ziobro claims that the fresh Minister of Justice "publicly incited crime". As an example, Żurek was to believe that the prosecution "could urge the immediate detention of ultimate Court judges due to the fact that 'they are not judges and have no immunity'". Ziobro ends his speech, accusing Zurk of the ‘Kale mentality’ for which justice exists only erstwhile he gains from it. In addition, the erstwhile minister recalls that justice Żurek sued the Polish state for almost a million PLN for "repentant repression".
Political reactions and defence of Minister Żurek
Zbigniew Ziobry's words sparked an immediate and fierce reaction from the politicians of the ruling camp and representatives of the legal community who stood up for Waldemar Żurek. The MEP of the Civic Coalition, Krzysztof Brejza, did not dress in words, writing on the X portal: “Minister Żurka attacks moral zeros”. Brejza added that “the same zeros bullied Żurek (Prostater), pushing him out of the KRS”, and at the same time “in the KRS administration, zero installed Szmydt”, a KGB agent. In a akin tone, Thomas Trela of the Left said to the erstwhile rulers: “The innocent have nothing to fear, but they are innocent. There are so few.” In the defence of Żurek, prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek, a well-known critic of Ziobra's rule, stressed that Żurek “did not give himself a footrest erstwhile others bowed in prostrate” and “had and had a spine”.
The harsh allegations of Zbigniew Ziobra against the recently sworn minister of justice, Waldemar Żurka, opens a fresh chapter in the ongoing war on the form of the Polish judiciary. Accusations, from many disciplinary charges, through private life-related controversy, to allegations of incitement to crime, constitute an unprecedented attack on a individual holding a key post. The reactions of the ruling coalition politicians and the legal community indicate that these allegations are treated as part of the political campaign. This escalation of the conflict highlights the deep divisions and challenges facing the Polish judiciary in the face of attempts to improvement it and reconstruct independence.
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Judge Żurek Minister. Ziobro reveals: he demanded his daughter's alimony back!
