Former Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, has been called to the prosecutor’s office regarding the controversial 2020 postal elections.
His summons follows the lifting of his parliamentary immunity last week, which he requested in order to facilitate the investigation into the case.
“He has already been summoned as a suspect,” said national prosecutor Dariusz Korneluk on February 10 during a TV broadcast. He did not specify the exact day Morawiecki is required to appear at the prosecutor’s office but noted that the date gives the ex-prime minister enough time to prepare for the proceedings.
The case centers around the 2020 Polish presidential election, initially set to be held in the spring of that year amidst the coronavirus pandemic. At that time, Morawiecki, serving as prime minister, ordered the preparations for an election conducted entirely by postal voting in response to the pandemic.
Ultimately, the National Election Commission of Poland declared that the elections scheduled for May 10, 2020, could not take place. The Polish public then elected their president in the traditional manner on June 28 and July 12.
