In fresh days, passing in Poland, fresh information has emerged about the Justice Fund and erstwhile Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobry. There have been reports in the media of a calendar of meetings to be found at Ziobra's home by the interior safety Agency (ABW). This calendar covers a period of 8 years of Ziobra's power and contains notes on secret meetings in Jerusalem, where Ziobro has a home.
According to the information provided by the Election Gazette, this calendar is an crucial evidence of fraud in the Justice Fund. On the Ziobro calendar, he noted the gathering held on 13 August 2020. This gathering was attended by 7 people, including Tomasz Mraz, erstwhile manager of the Justice Fund, who presently appears as a crown witness in the investigation. This gathering afraid a list of portals to receive multi-million-dollar grants from the Justice Fund in exchange for promoting Ziobra organization politicians, including Dariusz Matecki, Marcin Romanowski, Jan Kanthak and Marcin Sławecki.
Information about the gathering and its course was confirmed by Tomasz Mraz, who informed the prosecution. The entry in Ziebra's calendar confirms that the gathering took place, which strengthens the credibility of Mraz's testimony. According to the sources of the Election Gazette, Ziobro noted in the calendar that 7 people came to Jeruzal, including for certain Tomasz Mraz, Marcin Romanowski, Mateusz Wageman and Adam Surmacz.
Were the meetings in Jerusalem more frequent? It appears from the information that Ziobro recorded around 20 meetings in the calendar at Jeruzal, of which only any afraid the Justice Fund. The calendar contains only the dates and names of participants, which makes it hard to establish details of individual meetings.
In view of these reports, it is worth noting that the Justice Fund was created in 2018 and aims to support the victims of the justice system. In 2020, the fund had a budget of PLN 100 million, of which PLN 20 million was to be allocated to grants to the media.
The Justice Fund is 1 of the most crucial political topics in Poland in fresh years. In 2020, the Sejm adopted a fund law that was criticised by opposition and social organizations. Włodek Czarzasta, associate of the Civic Platform, referred to it as "propaganda law". In the same year, the legislature rejected this bill, causing president Andrzej Duda to sign it or veto it.
In connection with these events, the interior safety Agency (ABW) is investigating fraud in the Justice Fund. This investigation is performed by Tomasz Mraz, erstwhile manager of the fund, as a crown witness. Zbigniew Ziobry's gathering calendar is 1 of the most crucial evidence in this case, which may affect the further conduct of the investigation.
It is worth noting that the case of the Justice Fund is 1 of many political topics in Poland, which rise considerable controversy. As a result, citizens should be aware of political developments in the country and participate in public debate in order to be able to measure and request work from politicians. Zbigniew Ziobry's gathering calendar is 1 of the elements of this debate, which may influence the further conduct of political events in Poland.
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