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Bartosz Lewandowski alleged that in the Court of Appeal in Warsaw, an appeal regarding a "iron-clad" letter for Marcin Romanowski was directed for consideration, bypassing 12 judges from the complaint application section. He claimed that after the change of power, Adam Bodnar led to changes in the court's leadership, and 12 judges were removed from ruling on other cases, including those concerning operational surveillance and temporary arrests. According to Lewandowski, the section was appropriate for reviewing appeals regarding iron-clad letters. He referred to a previous appeal regarding the refusal to issue an iron-clad letter for Michał Kuczmierowski, which was reviewed by the judges of that section. In Lewandowski's assessment, the prosecutor's appeal in the Romanowski case was wrongly classified as concerning arrest. He indicated that the case in the District Court was registered as concerning an iron-clad letter, and the decision on arrest was meant to be merely a consequence of its granting. He added that he appealed the decision in favor of Romanowski, and his appeal was instructed to be sent to the appellate court on October 2, 2026, a few days before the prosecutor's appeal. Lewandowski called the situation a scandal and announced that he would request explanations from the management of the appellate court. He also informed that he would notify the First President of the Supreme Court Zbigniew Kapiński about the matter and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the U.S. Department of State. He announced that he would bring up comments made by Minister Waldemar Żurek about Judge Konrad Mielcarek and the case of Judge Dariusz Łubowski after the European arrest warrant against Romanowski was revoked. He pointed out that he intended to do this in connection with the extradition request concerning Zbigniew Ziobro in the same matter. #SądApelacyjny #Sprawiedliwość #Polska (translated)

Russian attacks on Ukraine have caused casualties, in Argentina a train carrying coal derailed, and the Brazilian Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, occurring in the context of his brother Flávio's election campaign. #Ukraina #EduardoBolsonaro #Argentyna (translated)

Jan Molski described the arrest of five Orlen managers from the time of Daniel Obajtek as a "mockery." He claimed that they wanted to put them in prison for trying to alleviate the burden on Poles during the crisis, and these actions were meant to cover up the incompetence regarding fuel prices. https://t.co/yZw8mrwi0N #Polska #Orlen #kryzys (translated)

The author of the post wrote that the European Public Prosecutor's Office filed two requests regarding the arrest of MP Wojciech Król in connection with very serious corruption charges. According to him, the prosecutor justified the need for immediate detention and arrest due to fears of tampering, and the decision was to rest with the District Court. #korupcja #polityka #Prawo #PL (translated)

The court in Szczecin questions the evidence presented by the prosecution regarding accusations against two police officers who allegedly raped a detainee, and a key piece of evidence in the case is the testimony of a convicted person, which leads to the refusal to arrest the officers. #Policja #Samosąd #Szczecin (translated)

The prosecutor from the Silesian branch of the PZ PK has presented charges against another 11 people in the investigation concerning Collegium Humanum. The charges include participation in an organized criminal group, money laundering, and issuing fictitious diplomas and certificates of study. For 6 suspects, the prosecutor has submitted requests to the court for provisional detention. In total, 97 suspects have been presented with 881 charges during the investigation. More in the announcement: ▶️ https://t.co/BTpJojEsbg https://t.co/BTpJojEsbg #Prawo #Śledztwo #ZorganizowanaPrzestępczość (translated)

Mr. Grzegorz, I read the entire justification. And I agree with one thing – legal analysis cannot be replaced with the label of a "neo-judge," because that is not an argument 🤷‍♂️ However, the justification itself, although extensive and internally organized, in my opinion leaves two very serious legal problems. The first concerns Article 281 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The provision states that in preparatory proceedings, a "blanket warrant" can be issued at the request of the prosecutor or in the absence of their objection. Here, the prosecutor filed an objection. The court does not challenge the wording of the provision. It consciously deviates from it, considering that the binding objection of the prosecutor would violate the court's jurisdictional independence. It references Article 8 § 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 178 paragraph 1 of the Constitution, Article 6 of the ECHR, Article 47 of the KPP, and part of the case law of appellate courts. This is a legal argument. But there is also an opposing line of case law, based precisely on the linguistic interpretation of Article 281 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which the court itself notes in the justification. I wrote about this yesterday. So it is not the case that there is no problem. There is a very serious dispute about the limits of interpretation contra legem and whether the court can practically deprive the premise, which the legislator explicitly included in the provision. The second problem I have is with the prognostic assessment. The court acknowledges that Romanowski left Poland, did not appear for the hearing concerning the temporary arrest, was outside the reach of Polish authorities, and even informed in his own application that he has a passport issued under a different identity 🤷‍♂️ The court considers these circumstances to be burdensome but then assumes that they cannot determine the assessment because one should look at it primarily prospectively. 🤔 And this is where I have the greatest doubt. The prediction of a suspect's future behavior does not occur in a vacuum. Its foundational material is, after all, their past behavior. 🤷‍♂️ If a person involved in the proceedings previously did not comply with procedural mechanisms, left the country, and remained outside the reach of the authorities, then their later declaration that from this moment they will comply with the conditions of the "blanket warrant" must be subjected to particularly rigorous assessment. The court may conclude that despite this, the risk has currently diminished. But it should convincingly demonstrate why specific past behaviors have lost their prognostic significance. Because if we are to predict a person’s future behavior while disregarding their past behavior, then a rather fundamental question arises - on what basis are we actually building this prediction? 🤷‍♂️ Therefore, I would not dismiss this ruling with the label of a neo-judge, but I would also not say that the problem ends with the justification sounding rational. A rationally constructed justification can still lead to a legally debatable result. In my opinion, this is exactly the kind of case we are dealing with here. The argumentation of the court is clear and can be recounted, but both the way of breaking the literal wording of Article 281 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the prognostic assessment of the suspect's behavior leave significant legal doubts. If I were to rule on this matter, I would not grant the application. Firstly – due to the prosecutor's objection and the content of Article 281 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Secondly – even accepting a different interpretation of this provision, I would not find sufficient grounds for a positive prognostic assessment. This is not about punishing Romanowski for the past. It is about assessing whether his past behavior allows rationally to assume that from this moment he will respect the obligations arising from the "blanket warrant." In my opinion – it does not allow 🤷‍♂️ And that is precisely why there is an appellate review. #prawo #justycja #analizaprawna (translated)

WHEN TO STEAL, THEN MILLIONS. WHEN TO MOVE, THEN POLISH LAW. WHEN TO COMBINE, THEN IRON LETTER. Romanowski received an iron letter despite the prosecutor's objection. The decision is not final. You, ordinary Pole, be late with a fine, tax, or installment. The state will find you without any problem. Paragraph, interest, bailiff, no philosophy. But when it comes to a politician, big money, immunities, and expensive law firms, suddenly the law becomes as flexible as an old pair of underpants. Romanowski is not convicted in this case, and the court has to decide about guilt. But looking at this circus, it's hard not to ask, does the same law apply to him and an ordinary Pole? Well, fucking no. And just completely on the sidelines, what the hell do we need all this alphabet of services, agencies, commands, and international cooperation for, when a person subject to the European Arrest Warrant can sit abroad for months, and the Polish state can't bring him before a Polish court? And it will turn out that he will run in the elections, enter the Sejm, and we will start another season titled: "AND YOU CAN DO NOTHING TO US." Because in Poland, the little one has a paragraph. And the politician has an interpretation, lawyers, time, and if necessary, even an iron letter. #prawo #Polska #sprawiedliwość (translated)

The District Court in Warsaw issued a "iron letter" to Romanowski, lifting the preventive measure in the form of temporary detention. Neojudge SSO Konrad Mielcarek stated that applying the provision that conditions the issuance of an "iron letter" on the prosecutor's position is contrary to the Constitution. The problem, Mr. Mielcarek, is that the "iron letter" is not described in the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. #Prawo #Sprawiedliwość #Konstytucja (translated)

🇵🇱 Hiszpania przekazała Polsce 30-letniego Ivana P., obywatela Ukrainy, poszukiwanego europejskim nakazem aresztowania za 77 przestępstw. Robił przekręty vatowskie na miliony złotych, sprowadzał setkami nielegalnych imigrantów, fałszował tysiące faktur, orzeczeń lekarskich, zaświadczeń BHP, formularzy ZUS etc. #Polska #Ukraina #Przestępczość