GENEVA (26 July 2017) – A United Nations human rights expert has welcomed the Polish President’s recent decision to veto two bills that would have threatened the independence of the judiciary, urging the Government to ensure that judicial independence is safeguarded.
“I welcome the President’s veto of the two bills, which together would have severely undermined the independence of the judiciary in Poland,” said the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of the judiciary, Diego García-Sayán.
“However, I remain concerned with the state of independence of the judiciary in the country,” the Special Rapporteur added.