The State Electoral Commission asked the ABW for information on the financing of the presidential run of Rafał Trzaskowski - confirmed spokesperson of the National Electoral Office Marcin Chmielnicki. As explained, this is related to the election study prepared by PKW, which points to incidents likely to affect the result of the vote.
On Tuesday, independent portal.pl announced that PKW turned to ABW for urgent explanations of the sources of online backing for the run Rafał Trzaskowski.
According to the portal which referred to the letter of the president of PKW New Year's Eve Marciniak of June 1 to the Head of the interior safety Agency Rafała Syryski, doubts were meant to concern legality and transparency of expenditure to advance a candidate on social media and websites.
Ombudsman CBW erstwhile asked about this matter, he informed, among others, that "the case was brought back from request any information".
Presidential election report. PKW indicated incidents
Marciniak's letter to the head of the ABW involves an work for PKW to send the election results to the public no later than 14 days after the announcement of the election results. Election report Marshal of the Sejm and ultimate Court, who decides on the validity of the election of the president of the Republic of Poland.
SEE: Rafał Trzaskowski Committee with an electoral protest. He was filed to the ultimate Court
The PCW, which adopted on Monday a study on this year's presidential election, stated that during the vote, peculiarly on the day of the re-vote, there have been incidents that may affect the result of the vote. The conclusions do not explicitly measure these incidents.
"PKW leaves The ultimate Court evaluation of their impact on the result of the election of the president of Poland" - noted the report.
The PiS has filed a announcement with the D.A. They're charging illegal backing for the KO campaign.
Last week the National Prosecutor's Office reported investigationon the illegal usage of funds for financing election spots on Facebook in the presidential run in Poland. The investigation is conducted by the Malopolska Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of PK in Krakow, which in May received material from the ABW concerning, among others, political advertising films posted on Facebook, which the origin of backing was unclear.
Information about the initiation of the investigation in this case was besides given by independent.pl, informing that this investigation is being conducted on illegal spots on social media, promoting the candidate KO for president and discrediters candidate supported by PiS Karol Nawrocki and the candidate of the Confederation Sławomir Mentzen.
SEE: "You see irregularities, report." Chief of staff of Trzaskovsky appeals to voters
Controversy on political ads online during the presidential run appeared after Communication from the technological and Academic Computer Networks (NASK) of May 14, erstwhile it was revealed that they could have been financed from abroad and interfered with the presidential campaign. Virtual Poland then linked these activities to the Foundation Action Democracy, whose members promoted Trzaskowski and attacked his competitors.
The PiS filed a announcement with the D.A., accusing illegal financing of the KO campaign. The reservations were besides raised by OSCE observers, indicating that Polish law does not regulate campaigns conducted by 3rd parties. The OSCE listed, among others, the Democracy Action, which funded hundreds of billboards and ads on the Internet.
