Marcin Romanovsky does not receive a parliamentary allowance. It is clearly stated in the act that allowances are measures related to the performance of the deputy’s mandate in the country, Marshal of the Seimas Shimon Kholunia said after the meeting of the Presidium of the Seimas. He added that the PiS MP also has no right to receive the salary because he refused it. – A third part of the money received by the deputy, that is, one-time money, remains for the maintenance of the deputy’s office, – he noted. As Kholunia explained, the deputy will receive this money, but “until the Seimas adopts the amendments to the law on the implementation of the mandate of the deputy and senator”. This has already been referred to the committee.
On Tuesday, the Presidium of the Sejm held a meeting and discussed, among others, the following issues: the case of PiS parliamentarian, former deputy head of the Ministry of Justice Marcin Romanovsky, a suspect in the investigation of the Fund of Justice, who received political asylum in Hungary. Last week, the member of parliament announced that he had “relinquished the status of a professional member of parliament” and therefore would not receive the parliamentary award. Romanovsky is suspected of a number of crimes, including participation in an organized criminal group.
In the meantime, on December 31, the Sejm, on the initiative of a group of representatives of KU, Polski 2050 and PSL, adopted a draft amendment to the law on the exercise of the powers of a deputy and a senator. It assumes that a Member of Parliament who is subject to a provisional arrest warrant cannot enjoy, among other things, the right to a parliamentary allowance or allowance.
Romanovsky “will not receive parliamentary assistance”
After the meeting of the Presidium of the Seimas, journalists asked marshal Shimon Kholuniya about the fate of this amendment.
– I presented the draft of this amendment for the first reading to the discussion of the opposition committees and deputies, and I understand that they will be threatened there. I don’t know whether the committee will be able to complete the legislative process in this Seim (session – editor) or not, but it has been undertaken and will continue, he said.
According to him, “Mr. Romanovsky’s case is clear”. – He fled the country, but remains a representative. No one deprived him of the mandate, and he himself did not give up the mandate either. However, he decided and publicly announced that he will not use his deputy mandate in the territory of the Republic of Poland. Therefore, since this is his statement, we in the Presidium of the Seym, I as a marshal, should only draw consequences from the decision taken by the deputy, – he said.
– These consequences are very simple. Romanovsky does not receive a parliamentary allowance, because the act on the performance of the powers of a deputy and senator clearly states that the allowances are funds related to the performance of the powers of a deputy in the country. Due to the above, the diet is not suitable – he explained.
In turn, “you are not entitled to the reward, because Mr. Romanovsky refused it.”
– The third part of the money received by the representative, i.e. a lump sum, remains for the maintenance of the representative’s office. And here the representative will continue to accept it until the Seimas (…) adopts the amendments to the Act on the implementation of the mandate of a member of parliament and a senator. And then the Speaker of the Seimas assumes the rights of the employer in relation to the employees working in the office – the Chancellery of the Seimas assumes the costs related to the office and the concluded contracts, – Kholunia continued.
As he emphasized, “the deputy does not receive money anymore, everything is done through the office of the Sejm.”
He added that the representative can still submit a request, because such rights of the representative come from the constitution, but – Holovnia said – “he will not receive any remuneration”.
“Thanks to Deputy Romanovsky, we are dealing with a new situation.”
– All this is related to the fact that until now we have had a very clear legal description of what happens to the temporary suspension and, therefore, the deprivation of liberty of the deputy. And here it is very clear. A deputy who has been temporarily arrested remains in prison, does not receive a parliamentary award, and the Chancellery of the Seimas takes over his parliamentary office. But thanks to Mr. Romanovsky, we are dealing with a new situation. The court temporarily arrested him, but he escaped from custody. And today we have to fill this legal gap, said the marshal.
– In December, (…) the chancellery of the Seimas submitted a request to the social insurance institution to monitor the medical leave of Mr. Romanovsky. I wanted us to be absolutely sure that everything here was as it should be, lege artis, according to the law, according to the standards that we expect from every Polish representative, Holounia added.
Holouniya: Thanks to the deputy Romanovsky, we are dealing with a new situation TVN24
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