PM with little supervision over special services – NIK

The legislation in force in Poland now seriously limits the prime minister’s power of supervision over special services, the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) said on Tuesday. The PM lacks many tools necessary for efficient supervision, the NIK wrote in a news release. He does not have full knowledge of internal procedures and he is unable to inspect operations by the services. The current legal situation practically means that there is no external, civilian supervision over special services, they supervise themselves, NIK president Krzysztof Kwiatkowski said. Details of the NIK’s report on special services are classified.