On Tuesday afternoon, a 5th individual was detained in connection with an investigation into the usage of funds from the Justice Fund. 2 of the detainees have already been charged.
"In total, 4 erstwhile and current officials of the Ministry of Justice are detained and a priest – a beneficiary of the fund. Prosecutors are due to interview 2 more officials today, and the priest on Wednesday," he stated on Tuesday after 19:00 on TVN24. According to the information provided by the portal, the allegations which have been filed so far concern, among others, overexecution of rights, false statements, harm to property.
– A fewer hours ago, the 5th individual was detained – confirmed the spokesperson of the National Prosecutor's Office Przemysław Nowak in “Facts After Facts” in TVN24. As he added, among the detainees are erstwhile and current employees of the Ministry of Justice, and the activities proceed with them. – It is about setting competitions for backing from the fund – he added. Priest Michael O., who was the beneficiary of the Justice Fund, is to be heard on Wednesday.
– There is simply a suspicion that the money from the Justice Fund, which was expected to aid the victims, was de facto spent for organization purposes or for entities that were someway close to fund-related persons, i.e. those from the Ministry of Justice who most publically protest against the actions carried out," added the PK spokesman.
We would like to remind you that in late January, lawyer General Adam Bodnar set up an investigative squad at the National Prosecutor's Office to analyse the management and spending of funds from the Justice Fund. Since Tuesday morning searches are conducted in respective twelve locations throughout Poland. Among the searched locations was the home of erstwhile Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobry. The search besides afraid Members of the Sovereign Poland: Michał Woś, Marcin Romanowski and Dariusz Matecki.
Lega artis AppThe Justice Fund. What was the money spent on?
"The Justice Fund disposes of the money the courts justice from the perpetrators of the crimes. These funds, coming from the pockets of people who have done harm to others, are to do good. They are to aid victims of crime and accidents. They're meant to prevent them. They are to save people" – reported on government sites. However, any grants from the Justice Fund have raised considerable doubts in fresh years.
The study of the ultimate Chamber of Control, which covered the period from June 2020 to May 2021, stated that out of over PLN 681.4 million of grants, only PLN 228,5 million was spent on aid straight to victims of crimes and their nearest ones, while PLN 24.2 million was allocated to postpenitentiary support.
"The another grants afraid in particular: prevention of the causes of crime (144 contracts amounting to PLN 171,091,7 thousand), support from the Volunteer Fire Service (2,455 contracts amounting to PLN 140,802,9 thousand) and wellness care units (121 contracts amounting to PLN 35,204,4 thousand), construction and equipment of a centre for adults in coma (one contract amounting to PLN 37,240 thousand)", NIK informed.
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Modern Election Sausage
– Over the last fewer years, the Justice Fund has become a symbol of the misuse of public finances, financing its modern election sausage. He was referred to as a private fund of Ziobra, a fund of injustice, a typical fund," said Zuzanna Rudzińska-Bluszcz in the Sejm in January.
– In 2017, a circumstantial mode was introduced which assumes subsidies outside the programme, outside of recruitment. The criteria for applying this procedure are vague, they talk of justified cases and the decision is solely the work of the Minister of Justice. Over PLN 285 million were awarded in this mode between 2017 and 2018. Contracts concluded in this mode, presently in implementation, amount to over PLN 48 million. besides in this mode grants for over PLN 17 million were awarded to the Academy of Justice, a unit under the Minister of Justice – said the Deputy Chief Justice.
"Part of the funds were allocated to purposes which, according to the law, could not be financed by this peculiar fund, e.g. to defend fundamental values or to act in favour of freedom of religion," Zuzanna Rudzińska-Bluszcz emphasized. “The hair is on your head erstwhile we are besides looking at promotion spending. Last year: PLN 20 million plus the acquisition of airtime – she added.
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