NBP governor Adam Glapiński faces several accusations from lawmakers of the ruling coalition, including that he lacked independence from the previous government, broke rules barring the central bank from financing government borrowing and misled the finance ministry about the bank’s financial results.

Glapiński, who has decades-old ties to Jarosław Kaczyński, head of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party that lost power last year, reiterated on Thursday evening his earlier rebuttal of the accusations, calling on the government and lawmakers to respect the bank’s independence.

On Friday, the central bank said in a statement it notified prosecutors of potential offenses by Szymon Hołownia, the speaker of the lower house of parliament, and the Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Responsibility, Zdzisław Gawlik.

“The notification concerns illegal and groundless actions undertaken [...] in relation to the preliminary motion to bring [Glapiński] to constitutional responsibility before the State Tribunal, despite the lack of legal and factual grounds for specific actions,” the bank said.

Gawlik did not immediately reply to requests for comment.

Hołownia’s spokesperson said the speaker was determined to “defend the constitutional competences of the [lower house] to conduct proceedings regarding constitutional responsibility.”

Gawlik told reporters on Thursday the committee would next meet on September 24, and planned to start hearings then.

Final motions to bring people in Poland’s highest offices before a State Tribunal must pass a parliamentary vote in order to proceed.