"Polish state regains control of public money. After months of unsuccessful attempts to agree with the Lux Veritatis Foundation, we file a suit for the cancellation of contracts concerning the Museum of Memory and Identity and return PLN 210 million with interest" - wrote on X Marta Cienkowska, Minister in the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
"The era of immunity and private projects financed by public funds is over. The law applies to all – without exception, even if any for years seemed to be above it. We are working to get back what belongs to the citizens. And we will bring this substance to an end" - added associate of Donald Tusk's government.
Father Rydzyk received generous contributions in the times of the Law and Justice in power
Let us remind that during the course of 8 years, erstwhile the United Right ruled in Poland, Father Rydzyk could number on crucial contributions to the Foundation from the Ministry of Justice. Zbigniew Ziobro was the head of this hotel in 2015-2023.
According to the Justice Ministry, Lux Veritatis received a deposit of PLN 641 1000 in 2017. A year later this amount amounted to PLN 416 thousand. 600. In 2019 the foundation received PLN 658 thousand.800.
However, the largest payments took place between 2020 and 2023. The Ministry of Justice then transferred a full of PLN 12 million to Rydzyk's father. It was planned to pass 7 million 178 1000 PLN by 2026. However, these activities were stopped and an audit was announced.
The director's father besides has reasons to be pleased because, as we wrote last year, the Foundation Our Future has received crucial contributions from Polish taxpayers. According to the data of the Ministry of Finance, citizens have given this public benefit organization a evidence advanced amount of PLN 6.5 million.
The money besides flowed from the mentioned Ministry of Culture
But the Ministry of Justice was not the only origin where the money was flowing to the Rydzyk father's Foundation. In 2018, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage concluded an agreement with the Lux Veritatis Foundation to make the Museum of Memory and Identity in Toruń. According to the findings, NIK spent almost 206 million PLN.
Data on this subject were included in the study published by the home in September this year. It reads that there were irregularities in the implementation of the investment.
"In connection with the results of the audit, the home filed a announcement to the D.A. of a legitimate suspicion that a erstwhile minister of culture had committed a crime. Among the allegations, exceeding rights, acting to the detriment of the public interest and inflicting harm to the Treasury in large size - over PLN 57 million" - we read in the study of the ultimate Chamber of Control.
The Finance of Father Tadeusz Rydzyk
The question of the property which the manager has had for years has aroused many emotions among Poles. There was speculation that he might already be a millionaire. Rydzyk has frequently said in the media that they have given him many faithful ones, specified as cars. The subject of receiving a car from a homeless man has already become a legend, but the clergymen inactive keep the authenticity of the story.
– I remember I came here with an Audi 80, which I besides got. Just like a homeless man gave us 2 small volkswagens. He won PLN 1 350,000 and arrived. I didn't believe it. That car's out here somewhere and inactive serves. From a homeless man – he told in 1 of the interviews.
The property of Rydzyk Foundation consists of various properties specified as apartments and hectares of land. It is simply a donation from both individuals and the state.
– In May 2017, the Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivode Mikołaj Bogdanowicz gave redemptorists in perpetual usage of land in Toruń with an area of over 1.3 hectares – they were handed over.
