A German court decision on statements by a Polish theologian causes a stir among the neighbors. In the country, the rule of law of which the EU is increasingly doubting, the Ministry of Justice is now taking action.
Following a penal order for the arch-conservative Polish theology professor Dariusz Oko for sedition, the government in Warsaw is bringing charges against the German judiciary.
Vice Minister of Justice Marcin Romanowski sees freedom of expression in the Federal Republic at risk. He recognized “anti-freedom tendencies in the German legal protection system,” said the politician of the national-conservative party Solidarisches Polen (SP) of the German press agency. “The imposition of penalties for scientific activities is a threat to fundamental freedoms and European standards.”
The Cologne District Court had issued a penalty order for 4800 euros against Oko because the theology professor had described homosexuals in an article for the magazine “Theologisches” as “parasites” and “cancerous ulcers”. According to a court spokeswoman, Oko has since appealed. This will probably lead to a process. The proceedings started with a complaint from the Munich priest Wolfgang Rothe. The EU member state Poland is criticized within the European Union for deficits in the rule of law.
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