Opposition MPs were not blocked - Sejm security

The Marshal of Poland's Parliament stated on Wednesday that, contrary to some reports, guards did not block access for Opposition MPs to attend the budget vote in the alternative chamber where the ruling party decided to hold it. "There was no command associated with the alleged blocking of access for opposition MPs to the Hall of Columns, which continued parliamentary session. The introduction was made possible to all members," wrote Arkadiusz Koschalke head of the Parliamentary security team. The comments concerned last Friday's session of the Parliament in which the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party transferred the budgetary vote to the smaller chamber, the Hall of Columns, after some Opposition members blocked the main chamber in protest to planned changes by PiS to media access to Parliament. Koschalke claimed that the smaller chamber's entrance was secured by the guard for all members to enter.