A spokesperson for the territory Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw Piotr Skiba confirmed that last week in 1 of the proceedings concerning the Justice Fund as a witness the head of MS Zbigniew Ziobro was interviewed. The proceeding was conducted in a very good atmosphere, was very long and exhausting - he pointed out.
The case was unofficially reported by RMF24 radio on Thursday, indicating that Last week's proceeding lasted 3 hours, and its subject was a letter from PiS chief Jarosław Kaczyński of 2019 on the usage of funds from the Justice Fund during the election campaign. The radio besides stated that the proceeding was conducted in accordance with Article 183 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, allowing the witness to deviate from his answer so as not to exposure himself to criminal responsibility.
In the interview at TVN24, the spokesperson of the territory Attorney's Office in Warsaw prok. Peter Skiba confirmed that the proceeding took place and Ziobro was interrogated as a witness. As he added, the proceeding It ran in a very good atmosphere, it was "very long and exhausting".
"We don't anticipate again" - he said.
Letter from the president of PiS to Ziobra
As he pointed out, the procedure in question was initiated by a notification from Mr Roman Giertych, and concerns, inter alia, the Commission. letter sent by Kaczyński to Ziobra, found during the search with erstwhile MS deputy chief Marcin Romanowski, liable for having money from the Justice Fund.
About its contents last July, she informed "Gazeta Wyborcza", writing that Kaczyński asked Ziobra "to immediately ban Solidarna Polska candidates from utilizing the Justice Fund in the election campaign".
"I would like to point out to the Minister that the cases already referred to in our coalition's environment, if they are true, could have disastrous consequences both from the point of view of the run and from the reasons for its settlement before the State Election Commission" - quoted the text of the letter newspaper.
"After the notification, the territory prosecutor's office in Warsaw initiated investigation of failure to fulfil duties by a associate of the Sejm in connection with the failure to inform about essential circumstances that may affect the allocation of subsidies to the political party" - said Proc. Skib on Friday. As he added, in parallel, the question of a possible deficiency of service by the then lawyer General and head of MS is being investigated.
A prosecutor's spokesperson reported that "number of hearings" has already been held, including last December, the proceeding of PiS chief Jarosław Kaczyński. He added that the prosecution wants to interview additional witnesses, especially Romanowski, which is difficult, due to the fact that he is presently in Hungary.
The Ombudsman besides confirmed erstwhile information from RMF FM radio that the proceeding was held under Article 183 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
PAP
