Setting competitions
Virtual Poland has revealed the details of the national prosecutor's request to bring a associate to justice, who will be on the agenda of the Rules of Procedure, parliamentary and immunity committees on Wednesday. In the documents, the prosecution emphasizes that Romanowski was aware of the functioning of an organized crime group. Moreover, it was to be very advanced in its hierarchy.
From the study of Tomasz Mraz, a erstwhile manager in the Department of the Justice Fund, it is clear that lists of foundations and associations to win the competition organised by the trustee of the Justice Fund were determined by the management of the ministry, including Deputy Minister Marcin Romanowski and Zbigniew Ziobra, before the competition was announced.
Investigators noted that any of the competitions were organised only to guarantee that the triumph was given to the organizations designated by the politicians of Solidarne Poland. This fact is included in the documents.
No authorisation
Virtual Poland determined that after the elections lost by the Law and Justice in October 2023 Marcin Romanowski distributed funds without authorisation for a month, as it expired. Investigators found that between 3 November 2023 and 1 December 2023. Romanowski had no right to manage the Justice Fund, including the conclusion of targeted grant agreements, as he ceased to be Deputy Minister of Justice on 2 November. These powers were restored only on 2 December by Marcin Warchoł, Deputy Minister in the two-week Morawiecki government.
During this period, Romanowski awarded millions of zlotys to Lux Veritatis Foundation, which was to receive over PLN 7 million for the years 2024-2026. Following the change of government, the fresh management of the Ministry of Justice suspended payments.
Romanowski, according to the prosecutor's office, besides granted over PLN 4.5 million to the Profeto.pl Foundation, headed by the presently arrested priest Michał Olszewski. These payments have besides been suspended.
