Polish Supreme Court chief Kapiński denounces prosecutor appointment and political maneuvering
Zbigniew Kapiński, appointed president of Poland’s Supreme Court on 27 May, told Rzeczpospolita that national prosecutor Dariusz Barski remains correctly appointed and that any attempt to replace him, allegedly by former prime minister Donald Tusk, is “unthinkable”.
Kapiński added that rulings of European tribunals are not a source of Polish law and stressed the need to safeguard national sovereignty, citing practices in Germany, Italy, France and Romania. His comments come amid wider tensions within the ruling Law and Justice party, including recent defeats for Donald Tusk in Kraków and disputes over candidate selections.