„The Justice Defence Committee, KOS, unequivocally states that the Act is incompatible with EU law and the Polish Constitution and does not contribute to reaching the so-called “milestones”. Furthermore, it devastates the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC), which has the task of controlling the administration. This court will be compromised with unconstitutional tasks and blocked with disciplinary cases, while cases of citizens against public administration will wait for years to be addressed.”

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„In view of the above, we call on the European Commission and European Parliament not to comprise the right of the Polish people to free courts, which will not be restored by the Act. On the contrary, the devastation of the rule of law will increase. The politically captured Constitutional Tribunal will not resolve any legal issues in the spirit of the acquis. It should be remembered that the same Tribunal is illegally composed and has already declared that no CJEU and ECtHR rulings are binding in Poland. No restoration of the rule of law can be expected from an institution which has itself been politically captured.”

Read full statement here: Position of KOS on Act of 13 January 2023 amending the Act on the Supreme Court and certain other Acts_final_EN