There's a group of judges who completely forgot their actual role. Some of them think they are gods - President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday in Opole Lubelskie.
The president said at the meeting with residents of Opole Lubelskie that "there are areas in Poland that require fixing - justice system needs to be fixed". "It's unacceptable that people say that courts are unfair, that they don't work right, and that you won't find justice there," Andrzej Duda said.
"Some judges, I'd like to stress that only some, certainly not all, some judges think they are gods, because they wield unlimited power over the people who stand before the court. It's actually the other way round and completely different. The judges are servants of the Republic and the Polish nation," the president said.
"Some forgot their actual role"
President Duda stressed that the primary duty of judges is to serve the citizens and Poland, and whoever fails to abide "violates the core principle of judges' oath". "Unfortunately, there is a group of judges who completely forgot their actual role, who they serve and why they had been appointed to fulfil their duties," he added.
"I hope that gradually, consistently and peacefully we shall manage to fix the justice system, and those who shouldn't be a part of it will simply walk away. This would be for the best for the Polish justice system and for Poland," President Duda underscored.
Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP