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The resignation of Lukasz Piebiak Tuesday, August 20 from his position in the government comes just hours after the revelations of the news site Onet.pl. The former minister allegedly organized a campaign of hatred and defamation on the internet and by anonymous mail. The target: Judges critical of ultra-conservative power and its recent controversial justice reforms.
With our correspondent in Warsaw, Thomas Giraudeau
The news site Onet.pl publishes the exchanges between the Deputy Minister of Justice and a woman named Emilia.
It has sent thousands of people e-mails and anonymous emails peddling false information about a Polish judge, criticizing the current power.
The defamatory campaign was validated by the Deputy Minister, who even gave Emilia confidential information and the address of several recipients of letters.
Paulina Kieszkowska-Knapik is a lawyer in Warsaw. She participates in the "Free Courts" initiative: " This is the first time that a member of the ministry is involved in criminal activities of defamation, dissemination of personal data and sending this data to unauthorized persons . It's not just disgusting, it's illegal. "
Lukasz Piebiak resigned not to question, he says, " the success of the judicial reforms he has carried out ". Since their implementation, judges critical of power have also been subject to disciplinary proceedings.
" You could imagine that happening, but it's very shocking that it comes from the Deputy Minister of Justice, who is himself a judge. What will Polish citizens think of the people in power ? You can not collaborate with haters. "
The Deputy Minister of Justice announced that he was filing a complaint against the news site. He denounces slanders about him.
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