Before the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on Friday held a protest against the entering into force on February 7th amendment to provisions of the police Act and laws concerning. the powers of the special services.
The protest, organized by Amnesty International and the Foundation Panoptykon, began in the chair. 12, planned, that will last until midnight. The participants brought banners, among others, subtitled “Officer log out of my private life.” Some of the protesters set up a mask with the likeness of a coordinator of special services Mariusz Kaminski. The action was attended by approx. 100 people. 
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Invitation to the Presidential Palace
Ok. hours. 19 representatives of the protesters were invited to the Presidential Palace, where he talked with President Andrzej Duda and head of the presidential office Małgorzata Sadurska.
The head of AI Poland Draginja Nadażdin said after the talks that the president Andrzej Duda explained that it has signed a new law due on “time requirements because the law had come into force on February 7th.” – The president expressed his awareness that this is not a perfect law – said the director of AI. As assured, the president promised to be open to dialogue. – We got a declaration that the part of the president is ready to talk with citizens – she added.
spokesman for the president: good conversation
– Very good conversation, about 20-30 minute. The president justified his decision on the signing of the Police Act. He said that it was necessary to sign it, because in a few days we would have a situation where no rules, no bill law services in this area would not apply. It jeopardizes national security at risk – said the director of the press office of the Presidential Chancellery, Marek Magierowski. – The President pointed out that in many areas the power services have been clarified and included greater restrictions – he added.
According to Magierowski “the most important conclusion is that this was the first but not the last meeting.” – The president said he is open to dialogue and further meetings not only with non-governmental organizations, but also representatives of the service – said.
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The protest is scheduled for 12 hours. – This reference to Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which speaks of the right to privacy – explained Draginja Nadażdin.
“The right to surveillance of citizens’
Catherine Szymielewicz Foundation Panoptykon assessed that signed by the president amendment to the police Act and other acts intended to uncontrolled surveillance of citizens by state services.
– the new law gives the police, ABW, CBA or the Border Guard the right to surveillance of citizens. In our opinion, the new law gives too broad powers services. This means that each of us can find themselves targeted services – Szymielewicz said.
As said, the new rules will allow it to track people online and their contacts. – There’s no consent. The right to privacy is a constitutional right, a fundamental right. This authority must be explained, if he wants us inwigilować, and this power can not explain, but it does, as if it was her fundamental right – added the representative of the Foundation.
Szymielewicz agreed that the authorities and services may be this type of rights, but they must be subject to strict control by the courts. – Here, such control will not. They will only report that services every six months they will send to the district court, which will be able to, and did not have to review these reports and find there any suspects queries – she said. 
The protest has “awaken social consciousness”
The head of AI expressed hope that the protest “awaken social consciousness.” She recalled that the new law will be challenged by the Ombudsman to the Constitutional Court. – Second, this bill in this form may also be appealed to the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg – she noted.
The deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee. Special services Marek Suski (PiS) explained that the law “extends the working of the that already existed, “and even” contains limitations that previously were not, even if the length of data storage – if not confirmed the suspicion, it should be destroyed. ”
According to Suski, the allegations formulated by the protesters have “nothing to do with reality.”
– This bill actually increases the rights of citizens in relation to the applicable previously (right) – rated PiS MP .
“the same environment that they can not accept the fact that the PO lost the elections,”
In his view, the protesters “is the same environment that they can not accept the fact that the platform lost elections “. – They will protest, as founded, until the overthrow of the current government – he added. 
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signed by the President of this story, among others Police Act is making a judgment of the Constitutional Court. TK declared unconstitutional part of the rules concerning. Download the special services of telecommunications data, Internet and postal and conducting operational control.
The amendment provides that operational control – with the prior consent of the court – it has to rely, among others, tapped preview of the means of transport or places other than public control of correspondence, including electronic.
The amendment of the Law and Justice deputies prepared by the Sejm passed on January 15, against the wishes of the entire opposition. The Senate approved it without amendments on January 29. The president signed it on February 3.
Author: mart // rzw / Source: PAP, TVN 24
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