Open letter to the Deputy Minister
Michał Kołodziejczak, criticising the situation in the Ministry of Agriculture, pointed to the dominance of bureaucracy and deficiency of imagination and plan, which he felt became widely accepted. He confirmed his decision to leave the hotel first in a conversation with TVN24 and then during a press conference after 10 o'clock. He stressed that resignation was a hard decision, while declaring his readiness to proceed supporting Minister Czesław Siekierski.
In an open letter addressed to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, he described the situation of the Polish countryside and agriculture as full of tensions and anxiety resulting from fast changes, especially visible outside large cities. He besides pointed out the deficiency of a affirmative image of the farmer in public space, even though it was farmers who contributed to the improvement of an crucial branch of the Polish economy.
Michał Kołodziejczak expressed his conviction that Polish agriculture could be better organised and farmers needed clear strategy and real support. He criticized Minister Czesław Siekierski for his submission to the communicative of the right and deficiency of leadership, accusing him of submitting to bureaucracy. He stressed that he was not going to let the village to be marginalized and called for intensive action to bring results before the 2027 elections.
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Journalist Polsat News Adamina Sajkowska reported that Michał Kołodziejczak did not resign himself but was dismissed from office. The decision was to be taken earlier, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. In her opinion, Kołodziejczak tried to anticipate the situation and present resignation as his own initiative.
Some time ago, we were talking about the fact that the Deputy Minister of Agriculture was at the heart of an investigation into the illicit trade in diplomas. According to media reports, the politician was to pay Collegium Humanum for obtaining a diploma without actually attending classes. Kołodziejczak was to pay PLN 5 1000 as the first instalment of tuition, and a full of about PLN 14 1000 for the paper and an additional PLN 4,000 for the university rector for helping to get it.
The investigation included the evidence of respective people active in organizing a diploma for Kołodziejczak at various universities, including the Collegium Humanum. The politician was formally enrolled on the student list in February 2024, and in June of the same year he was to get a bachelor's degree in management. However, his name never appeared in the authoritative POL-on student register. The documentation was to contain a certificate of completion of six semesters at another university which proved to be falsified.
According to witnesses, Kołodziejczak was aware that the diploma would be issued without a real participation in the classes and had no objection to the usage of a false certificate. In the end, however, the diploma was not issued erstwhile the Rector of Collegium Humanum was detained and the scandal related to the trade in diplomas was revealed. Kołodziejczak himself denies the charges against him.
