Interview on the website “naTemat.pl”

Devil’s advocate? He will defend Kajetan P. accused of brutal murder.

They call him the star of the Warsaw Bar and lawyer who does not refuse to accept matters that are considered hopeless or controversial. However, the one he takes care of now may bring him not only greater fame, but also it can bring many problems. Tadeusz Wolfowicz will most probably defend Kajetan P., whose crime has shaken Poland. The public has already passed the verdict, and the capital attorney will have a hard nut to crack. He already has to face a wave of criticism. How can you defend such a degenerate? – some people ask.

Wolfowicz – an advocate of difficult cases.

“I know that such a profession, but what must be conscientious to consciously help murderers?”, “I am ashamed Mr. attorney – to defend such a degenerate for money, it is unbelivable, how will you Mister live with it?”, ” How low can you fall to defend a degenerated murderer? “Did this lawyer think for a moment about the parents and relatives of this girl?” – this is just a small sample of how ordinary people reacted to the news that Kajetan P. already found defender. In fact, his family found him, who a few days ago, without waiting for the development of events, decided in advance to ensure that the man had a worthy representative in court.

It was Tadeusz Wolfowicz, a lawyer in Warsaw, who is known for not refusing help in difficult cases, as well as for the fact that he can draw his clients out of a lot of problems. Mr Wolfowicz has so far specialized in matters related to traffic accidents. With publicity and media noise Wolfowicz meets not for the first time. The Warsaw lawyer has several high-profile processes that have excited the whole of Poland.

One of them was the case of Otylia Jędrzejczak, a titled swimmer who in 2005 caused a tragic accident in which her brother, 19-year-old Szymon, died. Jędrzejczak was finally sentenced to 9 months of restriction of liberty and a ban on driving a car for a year. This sentence, as commented on by law experts, was exceptionally gentle. Merits for such a low penalty were attributed to a valued advocate from Warsaw.

Another issue that in the past aroused many emotions, and in which Wolfowicz was involved, was the loud trial of Nicholas P. This Warsaw road pirate in 2006 drove the car at a speed of about 100km / h into a group of several people standing at one of Warsaw stops. As a result of this tragic accident, 5 people died. Public opinion and the victims’ families did not leave a dry thread on Nicholas, calling him “a murderer” and demanding the highest possible punishment.

The prosecutor’s office accused him of deliberately causing a disaster in land traffic with a fatal outcome, for which he could face up to 12 years in prison. Wolfowicz said then that “it might seem that it is a punishment too gentle for the murderer, but Nicholas P. is not a murderer, the proposed punishment can not be a form of retaliation.” This statement well reflects the attorney’s approach to his clients and matters on which he protects. Professionalism, cool and rational calculation, far from the emotional tone of outside observers.

Currently, Wolfowicz will probably have a lot on his mind. If he really will be the protector of Kajetan P., hailed as “Hannibal of Zoliborz”, and everything points to that, he will have to run another loud case in parallel. It’s about Dariusz K., a celebrity and former partner of Edyta Górniak, who in 2014 killed a 63-year-old woman on a pedestrian crossing, most likely after taking cocaine. Dariusz K., has two defenders: mentioned Wolfowicz and attorney Marcin Kondracki. Kondracki admits that he is uncomfortable speaking about cooperation with Wolfowicz, but adds that he evaluates his work very highly. – He is uncompromising and professional – he tells us.

Lawyer’s profession

However, the case of the bestial murder in Warsaw’s Żoliborz may be even more difficult for a valued attorney than all the aforementioned judicial battles. This cruel crime electrified whole Poland, and the Poles are closely monitoring every new information about the recently caught in Malta librarian-degenerate.

And there is nothing to hide, many people will certainly find it difficult to maintain a neutral stance also towards the defender of Kajetan P. There is already a big rumour that being an advocate is unthinkable. The legal environment, however, looks at this issue differently.

Andrzej Malicki, advocate and dean of the District Bar Council in Wrocław

“There are some questions about why Mr. Wolfowicz will be the defender of Kajetan P. The answer is simple. Because he does his profession. Please remember that we are not judges in the case. We are the judges of the case process. In the sense that we do not defend man, we only defend the rules. There is no doubt that it was a savage murder, but in the face of the law everyone has the right to defend without exception. ”

Malicki adds that on the occasion of extremely cruel crimes, defenders of perpetrators get backfire for what their client has committed. – But it results from the ignorance of the law and from the fact that we do not understand what the lawyer’s function is. The demand for a high penalty is understandable, but, I will emphasize it once again, everyone has the right to defend. Mr. Kajetan too – says the lawyer.

A similar opinion is Edyta Tawrel, who was the defender of Beata Z., a child murderer from Hipolitowo. As she admits, people often misunderstand the profession of a lawyer and evaluate their actions in a negative way. – Everyone deserves to be defended and our legal system guarantees it.

Edyta Tawrel, lawyer

“Do lawyers have moral dilemmas, resistance to accept such cases? If you do this job and treat it as a kind of mission, I really do not know what would have happened to refuse to defend someone. I can not imagine a situation in which I refuse to help anyone in the form of professional defense. Ordinary people look at such matters from a completely different perspective. An attorney can not afford it, we operate on a completely different area. This is our profession. And that part of the society may not like it, it’s obvious. This kind of criticism is part of our profession. “