The Polish Prosecutor's Office is hiding its position in the lex TVN case
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The Prosecutor General's Office, which would represent Poland in the arbitration announced by Discovery, previously consulted the legislative process on lex TVN and then refused to disclose the opinion. The WSA will check whether it was legal.
The Americans have already started the procedure leading to its initiation. International arbitration is the most serious and costly process a state can have. The claims are for exorbitant amounts and pose a real threat to the state budget. The concern valued TVN at $3 billion.
In August Gazeta Wyborcza daily established that the General Prosecutor's Office took part in consultations related to the legislative process regarding lex TVN. Despite the questions, it did not want to disclose its position, hiding behind secrecy.
Arbitration in the TVN case, if it comes to it, will not be the first for Poland. As many as nine arbitration proceedings in which the Republic of Poland has been defendant are currently pending. One of the disputes is based on the treaty on trade and economic relations with the United States of America. The estimated value of the claims is approx. PLN 12 billion.
