The lustration dispute in Poland

The daily comments on the invalidation of the lustration law by the Polish constitutional court. "The Kaczynski brothers had justified the legislation [in effect since March 15th] by the fact that the Polish have the right to know the names of those who collaborated with the regime that prevented democracy for decades. ... The Kaczynski brothers now have to decide whether to put an end to this vengeful crusade or to continue in the same direction. Before the court's decision, they had threatened to open up the secret police archives to the public. Whether they do or not, the invalidation of the law is both a setback for their polemical witch-hunt and a warning for all those, anywhere in Europe, who think they can practise politics by rummaging through the past."

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