Ombudsman to file complaint over invigilation bill

The Commissioner for Human Rights (RPO) Adam Bodnar has announced he will file a complaint in the Constitutional Tribunal regarding the new public surveillance law, which has already passed through parliament and is waiting to be signed by the President. On Thursday, the RPO declared that he is still working on the claim. The main point of contention of the measure is the subsection on the acquisition of internet data. Speaking on Radio Trójka on the same day, Bodnar elaborated on the reasons for filing the claim, saying that he is worried that citizens' privacy laws may be violated because of the new legislation, as private electronic data may be seized by government forces without proper justification or oversight. The draft law was passed by the Sejm on January 15 and by the Senat the following week.