Parliamentary Guard removes TV Republika journalist after live TVP Info broadcast disruption

Disruption on the parliamentary balcony

During a plenary sitting of the Polish Sejm on 18 September 2026, TVP Info journalist Karolina Opolska was conducting a live broadcast from the press balcony with Civic Coalition (KO) deputy Adrian Witczak. While KO parliamentarian Marek Rząsa spoke at the main rostrum regarding amendments to the Road Traffic Act, Telewizja Republika employee Miłosz Kłeczek entered the camera frame uninvited and took a seat beside them. Opolska intended to question Witczak about comments by Law and Justice (PiS) deputy Mariusz Błaszczak, who had referred to Polish generals as concrete, but Kłeczek interrupted before the inquiry could proceed. Introducing himself to viewers, Kłeczek attempted to speak about the Constitutional Tribunal and accused authorities of violating the Polish Constitution. TVP Info news anchor Joanna Mąkosa cut the parliamentary link seconds later, telling viewers the station would return once conditions permitted.

Intervention by the Sejm leadership

The verbal argument on the mezzanine quickly escalated in volume, interfering with the debate taking place on the floor of the chamber. Krzysztof Bosak, the deputy speaker presiding over the session for Confederation (Konfederacja), halted proceedings from the podium to issue a direct warning to the gallery.

I am addressing you in the gallery. Editor, member of parliament, we kindly ask, regardless of what is happening between you, to lower your voices.

Following Bosak's warning, officers from the Parliamentary Guard (Straż Marszałkowska) arrived on the balcony to remove Kłeczek from the chamber. When Kłeczek responded to Bosak by alleging that the KO deputy displayed an aggressive attitude, Opolska replied that no hostility existed until Kłeczek interrupted their journalistic work. The guards then escorted Kłeczek toward the exit, ending the disruption inside the session hall.

Political complaints and media response

Following the confrontation, Witczak announced that he was taking official organizational and legal steps with the parliamentary leadership.

This man poses a threat to the order and security of the Sejm. This is not journalism. It is ordinary political hooliganism in service of PiS. The Sejm is not Sakiewicz's republic of yelling. I am submitting a request to the Marshal of the Sejm to ensure security.

Commentators including Marek Mikołajczyk and Marcin Torz noted that the disruption could jeopardize Telewizja Republika's credentialed access to future parliamentary briefings and events. Kłeczek, who was previously employed by public broadcaster TVP prior to management changes before moving to Telewizja Republika, had characterized the trip as his first visit to parliament in years.

Preceding clash at Telewizja Republika headquarters

The altercation in the Sejm occurred days after a related confrontation between the two media outlets in Warsaw. TVP Info reporter Paweł Kursa had arrived outside the Telewizja Republika building to question station president Tomasz Sakiewicz about the Zondacrypto investigation. Kursa sought answers regarding testimony from Przemysław Kral alleging that Sakiewicz was an individual referenced in the case, an accusation Sakiewicz firmly denied. Station managers Jarosław Olechowski and Michał Rachoń met the TVP Info crew outside, guided them into their studio, and broadcast the live argument between the rival reporting teams. Rachoń later framed the parliamentary incident on social media as an extension of the format established during the initial visit to their offices.