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Previous gov’t capitulated: official on recording of Donald Tusk

“It’s hard to resist the impression that the government of Civic Platform – Polish People’s Party (PO-PSL) [2007-2015] has completely capitulated when it comes to taking responsibility for investigating the Smoleńsk air disaster. For me this is an unimaginable situation,” the Head of Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Michał Dworczyk, said when asked about the revealed recordings of former Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

On Thursday, Polish public broadcaster TVP broadcast excerpts from the “confidential meeting” with the participation of the former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, which reportedly took place on April 23, 2010. The meeting was attended by Edmund Klich, accredited by the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) investigating the causes of the tragedy, as well as some ministers.

During the conversation with the former PM, Mr Klich reiterated his opinion that the investigation could have proceeded on a different basis than the Chicago Convention. He also pointed to the difficult contact with members of the government.

Journalists noted that at the time of the recording, reportedly April 23, 2010, the PM was not fully informed about possible legal grounds for the investigation of the Polish aircraft disaster on Russian territory.

“It is hard to resist the impression that the government then completely capitulated in taking responsibility for investigating this seemingly most important case at the time,” said Michał Dworczyk, asked to comment on the recordings. He also pointed out that the political elite of the Polish state had died in the catastrophe.

“I think that this situation should absolutely be analysed in terms of both political and clerical responsibility,” said Mr Dworczyk regarding the political responsibility of Donald Tusk for the way of investigating the disaster, adding that “appropriate institutions” will assess whether he should also be held criminally responsible.

“Here we are dealing with an exemplary desertion in the situation of an extremely difficult test that the Polish state was then subjected to,” he concluded.

On April 10, 2010, the Polish presidential plane crashed in Smolensk, Russia, killing everyone on board, including President Lech Kaczyński, the First Lady, and top officials.

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