Marin Mrčela, President of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), expressed his “great concern” over amendments to laws on the reform of the Polish judiciary that were adopted in December 2019. His concerns were noted in a letter to the Polish Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro, dated 24 February and published on Wednesday 26 February.
The President of GRECO notes that the independence of the judiciary is a “cornerstone of democracy and the Rule of law”, which is...