Will Michał Woś lose his parliamentary immunity? Bodnar despatched the applying to the Marshal of Hołownia

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Justice Minister Adam Bodnar stated on Tuesday that he had despatched a request to the Speaker of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, to waive the immunity of MP Michał Woś, former deputy minister of justice. This considerations the expenditure of funds for the acquisition of the Pegasus system.

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Bodnar stated through the press convention that the letter to the Speaker of the Sejm included the request of the nationwide prosecutor from Could 28 this 12 months. for consent to deliver Member of Parliament Michał Woś criminally liable. He famous that the 28-page doc was issued on the premise of preparatory proceedings performed by the investigative staff no. 2 of the Nationwide Prosecutor’s Workplace.

The Minister of Justice stated that the costs towards Michał Wosi associated to abuse of workplace by a public official (Article 231 of the Penal Code), abuse of belief (Article 296 of the Penal Code) and inflicting vital property injury.

“These are acts punishable by one to 10 years (imprisonment – PAP), so we now have a mix of crimes right here,” he stated. “The entire matter considerations the expenditure of funds for the acquisition of Pegasus-type software program from the Justice Fund, in addition to the expenditure of public funds for the acquisition of a license to make use of the Pegasus system,” stated the top of the Ministry of Justice.

There’s the primary request to waive the immunity of a member of Ziobro’s organized group. First.

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He additionally stated that the nationwide prosecutor’s conclusion “is predicated on a complete vary of proof that has been collected.” These are: testimonies of witnesses, supplies collected by the Supreme Audit Workplace, explanations of the suspect Tomasz Mraz, former director of the FS division on the Ministry of Justice, findings of the chief spokesman for public finance self-discipline and “a complete vary of paperwork that have been analyzed by the prosecutor’s workplace.”

“There was merely no authorized foundation for buying this software program from the Justice Fund, and that is what the accusation considerations,” Bodnar emphasised.

He knowledgeable that additional requests to waive immunity are being ready. The minister didn’t reply the query of what number of there could be.

Michał Woś failed to satisfy his obligations by transferring PLN 25 million to the CBA

“The premise for submitting the applying are the findings made on the premise of proof collected within the investigation of the Investigative Crew No. 2 of the Nationwide Prosecutor’s Workplace performed on irregularities within the administration and spending of funds from the so-called Justice Fund, i.e. an offense underneath Article 231, paragraphs 1 and a pair of of the Penal Code ” – stated the spokesperson of the Prosecutor Basic, Prosecutor Anna Adamiak.

In a press release, prosecutor Adamiak defined that the proof collected on this case included: post-audit report of the Supreme Audit Workplace, explanations by Tomasz M., in addition to secured documentation from the Ministry of Justice. This materials justifies the suspicion that Michał Woś, as deputy head of the Ministry of Justice, who was approved to manage the Justice Fund – because the prosecutor stated – “performing for the aim of acquiring monetary advantages, collectively and in session with different recognized individuals (…) failed to satisfy the duties entrusted to him” .

These duties involved – as she famous – “coping with property issues, together with supervising the administration, distribution and settlement of economic sources from the Justice Fund by concluding an settlement with the Head of the Central Anticorruption Bureau to switch the quantity of PLN 25,000,000 from this Fund to the Central Anticorruption Bureau.” for the acquisition of particular tools.

“Understanding that this particular service didn’t meet the situations for acquiring such monetary help from this supply,” emphasised prosecutor Adamiak.

Furthermore, the prosecutor identified that Woś exceeded his powers by ordering the director of the Administrative and Monetary Workplace of the Ministry of Justice to make a cost from the Justice Fund to the CBA of funds within the whole quantity of PLN 25 million.

Thus, the Nationwide Prosecutor’s Workplace assessed that Woś violated Artwork. 231 par. 1 and a pair of of the Penal Code at the side of Artwork. 296 pairs 3 of the Penal Code in reference to Artwork. 11 pairs 2 of the Penal Code, the Defender additionally reminded {that a} Member of Parliament could also be held criminally liable after acquiring the prior consent of the Sejm.

Bodnar: Within the night, we’ll publish an evaluation of flows from the Justice Fund

The Minister of Justice was requested on Tuesday at a press convention whether or not the Ministry of Justice already had data that funds from this fund have been truly used.

In response, he recalled that in February, at a gathering of the Parliamentary Committee for Justice and Human Rights, he “talked rather a lot” about how the Volunteer Hearth Departments have been financed within the counties and communes from which politicians related to Sovereign Poland ran.

“Again then, we had it developed within the ministry at a really preliminary stage. Nevertheless, since then we now have achieved our homework and tonight we will probably be making public the complete complete evaluation of those varied monetary flows (…) for varied functions (…) with – I’d say – geographical division of the locations the place these funds have been despatched,” Bodnar introduced.

“And I believe that the work we do, primarily based on all of the paperwork we now have right here, needs to be taken under consideration by the Nationwide Electoral Fee within the context of the evaluation that the editor talked about,” replied the top of the Ministry of Justice. .

Authors: Marcin Chomiuk, Danuta Starzyńska-Rosiecka, Anita Karwowska

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