Poland’s ruling party sues opposition newspaper Gazeta wyborcza
by Beata WalczakiewiczGazeta Wyborcka, Poland’s leading left-liberal newspaper, faces a libel action from the government’s ruling party over its commentary on the controversial pardon of a state official who was convicted of abuse of power.
The International Press Institute, based in Vienna, has issued a press statement condemning the move. IPI, with the European Federation of Journalists and the ECPMF, recently visited Poland on a fact finding mission, provoked by the new PiS media law reforms. The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe has also visited to investigate constitutional changes and will report its findings on 11th March. Poland…
