Ombudsman puts Screening Court judge under scrutiny of the Screening Court

Screening Court judge Mieczyslaw Bareja, who a few months ago presided over the screening trial of politician Leszek Moczulski, is now facing the Screening Court himself. The public interest ombudsman questioned Bareja's screening statement in which he says he never cooperated with the Communist-era secret service (SB). The Screening Court is made up of Appeals Court judges who are appointed to specific screening cases. The ombudsman can only begin to verify their screening statements after they have been appointed. This is why Bareja acted as a screening judge before having been screened himself. Bareja maintains that although the SB had contacted him, he never cooperated. (Rzeczpospolita, page A2)