Żurek spoke to reporters in Luxembourg on Monday.
A Warsaw district prosecutor said on Monday that proceedings had begun ex officio to review Bąkiewicz’s speech at a gathering in the Polish capital's Castle Square.
The materials were sent to the Warsaw Metropolitan Police to start an investigation "under Article 255, clause 2, of the Penal Code," which covers the public incitement to commit a crime and carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.
Bąkiewicz spoke on Saturday at a rally organized by Law and Justice (PiS), which addressed illegal migration and the proposed trade agreement with Mercosur, a South American economic bloc.
He appeared with members of an informal extremist group called the Border Defense Movement and used evocative language, referring to historical events that carry potent emotional association in Poland.
Żurek said the words targeted “specific institutions and specific people,” noting that courts and prosecutors are public officials responsible for upholding legal order.
He added that amid a war beyond Poland’s border, attacks on institutions meant to stabilize the state are, in his view, unacceptable.
He told reporters that he would not prejudge the legal assessment, saying an independent prosecutor must first examine the speech.
“If prosecutors find that the conduct meets the elements of a prohibited act, that is, a crime, we will act quickly and an indictment will go to court,” Żurek said, adding that he found such statements personally "shocking."
Article 255 of the Penal Code is often cited by prosecutors when evaluating whether public speech crosses from political rhetoric into a call to commit serious offenses.
Żurek said any decision on charges would follow the review of evidence gathered by investigators.
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Source: IAR, PAP