Tusk and Kopacz gov’ts spied on dozens of journalists: special services chief
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
11.05.2016 16:11
The former Civic Platform government headed by Prime Ministers Donald Tusk and Ewa Kopacz conducted surveillance on dozens of journalists between 2007-2015, the Special Services coordinator said on Wednesday.
Mariusz Kamiński on Wednesday. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak
During a presentation of a report on the previous government’s eight years in power on Wednesday, Law and Justice (PiS) MP and special services coordinator Mariusz Kamiński said that between 2007 and 2015, when the Civic Platform (PO) was in government, over 40 journalists from both sides of the political spectrum were subject to surveillance.
During a presentation in the Polish parliament on Wednesday, Kamiński asked the opposition what they would say if the current government, which won the October 2015 general election, were to do the same.
He said that today, “no one will be put under surveillance because of political views”, as such actions would infringe “freedom of speech and democracy”.
The list of journalists range from people working for right-wing to liberal publications and broadcasters.
The full list of journalists who came under surveillance by the Internal Security Agency (ABW) between 2007 and 2015, according to the Prime Minister's Office
1. Frey Grażyna
2. Gabryel Piotr
3. Gargas Anita
4. Gmyz Cezary
5. Gociek Piotr
6. Gursztyn Piotr
7. Jachowicz Jerzy
8. Jakimczyk Jarosław
9. Jakucki Piotr
10. Janke Igor
11. Kałucki Jarosław
12. Kotecka Patrycja
13. Karnowski Michał
14. Latkowski Sylwester
15. Lisiecki Michał
16. Manys Karol
17. Majewski Michał
18. Mazurek Robert
19. Nisztor Piotr
20. Olczyk Eliza
21. Pietrzak Leszek
22. Reszka Paweł
23. Rybak Marcin
24. Skwieciński Piotr
25. Stabryła Aneta
26. Staniszewski Mariusz
27. Stróżyk Jarosław
28. Sumliński Wojciech
29. Szułdrzytiski Michał
30. Tokarska Anna
31. Walaszczyk Maciej
32. Warzecha Łukasz
33. Węglarczyk Bartosz
34. Wojciechowski Marcin
35. Wybranowski Wojciech
36. Zaremba Piotr
37. Zawadka Grażyna
38. Żyła Edyta
The full list of journalists who came under surveillance by the Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) between 2007-2015, according to the Prime Minister's Office
1. Gołębiowski Arkadiusz
2. Gmyz Cezary
3. Miter Paweł
4. Nisztor Piotr
5. Rybak Marcin
6. Szyperski Marek