He added that it would be impossible to “rebuild” the country to serve people without changes to the justice system.
“It is impossible to repair Poland, which means fix social life, make it fairer … without changing the ultimate institution which decides when it comes to conflicts between people,” Kaczyński said.
He added that Poles wanted judicial reforms. “Whenever I spoke about reforms, it was met with cheers,” Kaczyński said.
The country’s ruling conservatives have previously hailed new regulations as a vital reform of Poland’s inefficient and sometimes corrupt justice system.
But anti-government activists in Poland have accused PiS of trying to stack the courts with its own judges, and Brussels last December took the unprecedented step of triggering Article 7 of the EU Treaty against Poland, stepping up pressure on Warsaw over controversial changes to the judicial system by the country’s ruling conservatives.
In the interview for TVP, Kaczyński also said Poland's constitution should be changed.
Earlier this week, senators rejected the president's proposal to gauge public opinion on the issue in a referendum later this year because the president wanted it to be held on November 10 and 11.
Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jarosław Kaczyński said senators on Wednesday voted against the “consultative referendum” because the president wanted it to be held on November 10 and 11.
According to Kaczyński, the plebiscite would collide with celebrations of Poland's centenary of independence.
He said turn out could be low, which would draw criticism of the President Andrzej Duda, as well as PiS, which backed his presidential bid.
But he said a new constitution was needed, because Poland's current one, which dates back to 1997, was the result of compromises.
According to Kaczyński, the plebiscite would collide with celebrations of Poland's centenary of independence.
He said turnout could be low, which would draw criticism of President Andrzej Duda, as well as PiS, which backed his presidential bid.
But he said a new constitution was needed, because Poland's current one, which dates back to 1997, was the result of "compromises".
(vb/pk)
Source: IAR