Speaker wants breathalyser tests in Polish parliament after drunk MP expelled

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Speaker wants breathalyser tests in Polish parliament after drunk MP expelled

Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. The speaker of Poland’s parliament, Szymon Hołownia, wants to introduce breathalyser tests for MPs after he was forced to expel one from the chamber on Thursday…

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"Today I will request the Presidium of the Sejm to punish PiS MP Edward Siarek and Confederation MP Ryszard Wilk with the highest penalty of PLN 20,000," said Sejm Speaker Szymon Hołownia.

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MP Bochenek noted that during the debates in the plenary chamber "emotions are often high" and some MPs "let their imagination run wild".

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Szymon Hołownia wants to punish MPs Edward Siarka and Ryszard Wilk with the highest possible penalty, amounting to PLN 20,000, and has also ordered the preparation of solutions allowing for breathalyzer testing of MPs. This is the aftermath of incidents involving PiS and Konfederacja politicians, which took place on Thursday in the Sejm plenary chamber. According to the Sejm Speaker, both have compromised themselves and the Sejm.

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"MP Siarka and MP Wilk have compromised themselves and the Sejm," wrote Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia on Platform X. He referred to the events of Thursday, when Ryszard Wilk was asked to leave the chamber due to an apparent indisposition. Edward Siarka, in turn, shouted in reference to Prime Minister Donald Tusk: "a bullet to the head." Hołownia added that he had commissioned the Sejm Chancellery to prepare solutions that would allow for breathal…

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Sejm Speaker Szymon Hołownia will file a motion to punish two MPs — Edward Siarka and Ryszard Wilk. If the motion is accepted, they will have to pay PLN 20,000 each.