The lawyer General has received 2 further requests for the waiver of the immunity of the European Parliament to Daniel Obiettek. They concern suspicions of false evidence before the court and withdrawal from sale at Orlen stations of 1 number of the weekly "NO". erstwhile head of the fuel company defends his actions and claims that the recordings are assembled.
Radio Zet reported 2 fresh requests to the lawyer General on Friday. Prosecutor Catherine Skiba confirmed in consequence to the PAP question the existence of 1 application concerning the various acts in question. It did not supply any more information until the lawyer General had examined it.
Daniel Obatek referred to the allegations on platform X, claiming he had explained everything in the prosecutor's office. The erstwhile president of Orlen stated that the recordings were assembled, and the withdrawal of the weekly "NO" was considered appropriate due to the fact that he offended spiritual feelings.
The charges concern a relation with a journalist
Obiek's suspicion of false evidence concerns his relation with writer Piotr Nisztor. A notification to the prosecutor's office was submitted to the prosecutor's office by writer Grzegorz Jakubowski, who accused Obietko of lying before the court on 11 May 2023. Jakubowski referred to the 2018 recording, published in March 2024 by Onet.
The video is expected to show an informal relation between Obiek and Nisztor - contrary to what Obiek testified in court. The Onet portal revealed that Obietek had a wiretap in his office during the Orlen management period. According to the findings, Nisztor then asked Obietek to work for his wife, and both were to address political issues uncomfortable for the then ruling Law and Justice.
The prosecution refused to investigate.
In the substance of breaching safety and setting up wiretap devices in the office of the president of Orlen, the prosecution issued on 28 June a decision to refuse to initiate an investigation. The order was issued on the basis of Article 17, paragraph 1, point 1, of the Code of Criminal Procedure: "The act has not been committed or there is no adequate evidence to justify its suspicion." In any case, there is proceedings against Obiekt concerning false testimony.
Both of them wrote on platform X, "If I'm going to lose my immunity, I take it with pride." He besides added, "You can't do anything, there are no investments, no pro-development activities. You do not manage and you can only attack those who acted for the good of the country."
Procedure in the European Parliament
Under the rules, if the lawyer General supports the proposal for Obiek, he will go to the European Parliament. It is the EP who decides to waive the immunity of the euro. Only after having obtained the consent of the European Parliament can it be possible to bring a associate of the EP to justice.
In January, the EP launched another application by the Polish prosecutor to waive immunity for Obiettek. It concerns a failure to fulfil obligations and an excess of powers to accomplish individual benefit. It is about Orlen entering into 2 contracts for detective services with the company indicated by Obietek, who previously provided individual protection services to the erstwhile president and his assets.
(PAP) Note: This article was edited with Artificial Intelligence.
