The withdrawal of Kaczyński’s parliamentary immunity was supported by 241 representatives in the 460-member Sejm. It was opposed, among others, by the members of PiS and the also opposition Confederation, a total of 206 representatives.
the case is related to the Smolensk air disaster on April 10, 2010, in which 96 passengers of the Polish presidential plane lost their lives, including the twin brother of President Lech Kaczynski, Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
The 48-year-old Komosa accused the 75-year-old president of PiS of punching him twice in the face during the commemoration held on October 10, when a scuffle broke out with the participation of counter-protesters.
The Sejm also voted on another immunity motion submitted by the polish police chief over suspicions that three members of the PiS, including Kaczynski, had damaged the wreath placed by Komosa and the inscription on it. however, this motion was not approved by the Sejm, as the representatives of Poland 2050 and the Polish Peasant Party, belonging to the government coalition, also voted against it.
in the resolution before the vote, Jaroslaw Kaczynski criticized the protection of Komosa by the criminal law authorities, who inflicts ”permanent harassment and even mental abuse” on the families of the Smolensk victims.
PiS faction leader Mariusz Blaszczak called Komosa’s motion scandalous on Wednesday. The activist utters slogans that did not even appear in the Russian report on the Smolensk air disaster, he said.
Szymon Holownia, president of the Sejm and head of Poland 2050, called it doubtful on Wednesday that Kaczynski’s immunity should be revoked in the “very sensitive case” of the Smolensk commemorations. PiS should be held accountable for matters more serious than vandalism, he said.
In response to this,Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X: “The accountability of pis is progressing more slowly as not everyone in the coalition understood that without it,the restoration of the (rule of law) in Poland is impossible.” If the coalition partners “don’t come to their senses, people will hold them to account,” he added.
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