WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s central bank mentioned on Thursday it is going to ask prosecutors to research opposition chief Donald Tusk for threatening behaviour, after the previous European Council president mentioned its governor was reappointed illegally and ought to be sacked.

The transfer marks an escalation in a disagreement between central bank chief Adam Glapinski and Tusk, who has been scathing in his criticism of the governor’s administration of financial coverage at a time when inflation has surged to its highest stage in 1 / 4 of a century.

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) mentioned it might additionally ask prosecutors to research Tomasz Siemoniak, a lawmaker from the Civic Platform (PO) get together led by Tusk who has additionally been a vocal critic of Glapinski.

“Tomorrow, the NBP is submitting notifications of suspected crimes dedicated by D. Tusk and T. Siemoniak,” it mentioned on Twitter.

“The prosecutor’s workplace will study their illegal statements when it comes to doable achievement of the standards of crimes specified within the penal code, together with threats.”

There was no fast response from Tusk or Siemoniak. But their get together dismissed the specter of legal action, saying it was only a bid to cease the oppoisition criticising the governor.

Tusk advised a current convention that he would take away Glapinski from workplace if he gained energy due to what he mentioned was the governor’s poor dealing with of financial coverage.

He says Glapinski shouldn’t have been reappointed as he had served on the board of the central bank earlier than his first time period as governor.

Glapinski has mentioned that eradicating him could be illegal.

He has additionally defended his document at month-to-month press conferences, saying that inflation is principally attributable to exterior components past the management of the central bank and pointing to excessive inflation across the globe.

(Reporting by Alan Charlish; Editing by Andrew Heavens)