In recent weeks, the Polish authorities escalated their decade-long persecution by bringing the case before the Constitutional Tribunal in an effort to criminalize the Party’s very existence.
The Tribunal’s decision follows a formal petition by the ultra-conservative Polish President Karol Nawrocki and finds that the aims and activities of the party violate the national constitution. The ruling effectively criminalizes the legitimate political activity of an established communist formation.
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Our parties strongly condemn the recent unacceptable action by Polish President Nawrocki, who has filed a motion with the Constitutional Court claiming that “the aims and activities of the Communist Party of Poland are unconstitutional”.
This is an unfounded motion and largely echoes similar attempts by bourgeois forces in the country five years ago to ban the CP of Poland, which ultimately did not proceed.
According to 902 portal, the action was part of a broader international day of solidarity with the KPP, coinciding with delegations that attended the 51st KNE–Odigitis Festival.
The CPP faces the threat of illegalization. On the 1st of October the Polish Constitutional Court will be considering a motion to illegalize the CPP. This motion was filed by the previous prosecutor general and minister of justice in November 2020. After nearly five years the Constitutional Court has announced that it will take under consideration this motion and check whether the activities of the CPP do not violate the constitution.