Legal opinion on the competence of the Marshal of the Sejm concerning the exercise by the Deputies’ of their right under Article 19 of the Act on the Exercise of the Mandate of a D eputy or Senator

The opinion states that the Marshal (Speaker) of the Sejm is not competent to resolve disputes concerning the consequences of a refusal to provide information to a deputy by a company, pursuant to Article 19 of the Act on the Exercise of the Mandate of a Deputy or Senator. The opinion stated that in order to “defend their good name” the Deputies concerned may benefit from legal instruments to which all citizens are entitled. Measures applied against the Deputies do not violate the dignity of the Sejm and do not imply the need to defend their good name by the Marshal of the Sejm