Should the Prosecutor General or Minister of Justice be above the law?

The dispute surrounding the issue of immunities has returned with a vengeance. It has been fuelled by a case concerning the current Justice Minister Marek Sadowski, who nine years ago knocked down a woman while driving and never had to face any legal consequences for his action. Sadowski was initially saved by his immunity as a Judge, and now by his immunity as the Prosecutor General. A similar case was investigated by the Supreme Court two years ago, when a victim of an accident took legal steps against Lech Kaczyński, who at the time was Justice Minister. The court gave a verdict that only disciplinary punishment can be applied. The examples of senior officials' misusing their immunities are numerous, as according to legal advisers, the scope of immunities in Poland is far too strong. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.