Geremek explains why he is refusing to respect the Polish lustration law

"On several occasions I have had to sign declarations stating that I never collaborated with the [communist] secret services", explains the Member of European Parliament Bronislaw Geremek in the opinion pages of the daily. "I also did so in 2004, when presenting myself in the European elections. But in March 2007, I was asked once again to sign such a declaration under penalty of being deprived of my MEP mandate. It is true that this is a humiliating and unfounded demand, but that is not the reason for my refusal to cooperate. Through this refusal I want to express my position regarding the new [lustration] law. I find it unacceptable in a democratic Europe. ... I would like my refusal to make the authorities consider and respond to the moral concerns of citizens. ... I am not pleading for my personal cause. I am pleading for a democratic and European Poland. "

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