Government to get more power over prosecutors?

If this wasn't enough, the government has prepared a number of amendments to the prosecutor bill, which ensures the heads of prosecution and the Justice Minister more power over investigations. This week the Sejm is to pass an amendment which will allow superiors to make decisions in cases investigated by their subordinate prosecutors. These would include fundamental decisions, such as whether a case should be initiated or should a given person be accused. According to the Polish Prosecutor's Association such an amendment would violate the independence of prosecutors, a point the association has taken up with the Justice Ministry. Currently the prosecutors are investigating a number of small issues against the political enemies of Law and Justice (PiS) which have not been touched upon for years, such as the issue of higher education of former President Aleksander Kwasniewski. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.K.