The European Union on Tuesday said it had “special concern” over the committee while the United States said the legislation “could be used to block the candidacy of opposition politicians without due process”.ĭuda on Friday said he had put forward an amendment that would do away with the penalties. His party has even gone so far as to dub it the “Lex Tusk”, or Tusk Law, due to its suspected aim. Under the law, signed by Duda last week, those found guilty could find themselves banned for 10 years from public positions relating to public finances and classified information.Ĭritics, though, argue the measure, which the governing conservatives introduced just months before parliamentary elections, would be used to target opposition leader Donald Tusk. Poland – a neighbour and staunch ally of Ukraine, which is battling Russia’s invasion – set up the committee with the stated goal of investigating citizens who may have succumbed to Russian influence. The announcement of the infringement procedure came despite Polish President Andrzej Duda saying last week he would propose amending the law on the panel after criticism from the EU’s executive and the United States.Ĭommission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said the commission had “agreed to start an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice” to Warsaw. The European Commission on Wednesday (7 June) launched legal action against Poland over its creation of a controversial body probing “Russian influence” that is seen as targeting the opposition.
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