On Tuesday, Attorney General Zbigniew Ziobro announced the release of the Marcin W. trial transcripts related to the tape scandal. Marcin W. was a partner of Marek Falenta – the contractor to record politicians associated with Civic platform and business representatives.
Public testimony protocols are available available on the website of the National Prosecutor’s Office.
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The wiretapping scandal. The prosecution made public the testimony of the partner, Marek Falenta
Decision Zbigniew Ziobro has to do with the publication of “Newsweek”. The weekly wrote that the testimony of Marcin W. showed that the tapes of “Sowa i Przyjaciół” had been sold to the Russians before shocking Polish politics. – These are very far-reaching allegations, suggestions – rated Ziobro. As he added, the decision to make Marcin W.’s transcripts public was made because of the requirements for openness and transparency in the proceedings in this case. – I have delegated the work to the prosecutors, whose task is to prepare the material for the trial in a specific way – so that these protocols can be found on the website of the National Prosecutor’s Office – he explained.
Zbigniew Ziobro also referred to comments by Civic Platform leader Donald Tusk, who called for the appointment of a parliamentary inquiry to investigate the alleged sale of recordings of the wiretapping scandal. “If today Donald Tusk accuses in this case that the Russian secret services could freely raid here when he was Prime Minister and when his friend from the party, Mrs. Ewa Kopaczhe brings very heavy charges against him in the first place – estimated the Minister of Justice.
The wiretapping scandal. The prosecution made public the testimony of Falenty’s partner. “Element of the political game”
“Newsweek” journalist Grzegorz Rzeczkowski spoke about the publication of the testimony. – You see that this is an element of the political game on the part of prosecutor Zbigniew Ziobro, who, moreover, does not hide it – he declared on TVN24 on Wednesday. He added that “these documents in no way confirm that the prosecution is investigating, investigating the spy wire in the wiretapping scandal, that the testimony of Marcin W. given last June had consequences in the form of actions of the prosecutor”. aimed at verification”. The journalist also pointed to the missing documents.
Recall that in the publication of “Newsweek” there was also an accusation that – when investigating this case – the prosecutor’s office “avoided the topic of espionage.” It has been established that this separate procedure concerns economic corruption and the acceptance of financial advantages in connection with the exercise of public office and the disclosure of professional or professional secrets.
The wiretapping scandal broke on June 14, 2014. It was then that “Wprost” published transcripts of interviews with several dozen people connected with politics and business. Illegal wiretapping was installed in several restaurants in the capital, incl. at Sowa & Friends. The calls were recorded in 2013-2014. Among those recorded were: ministers government Donald Tusk (including Interior Ministry Head Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Transport Minister Sławomir Nowak, Health Minister Bartosz Arłukowicz, Deputy Finance Minister Andrzej Parafianowicz), National Bank of Poland President Marek Belka , former president Aleksander Kwasniewski and former head of Bank Zachodni WBK Mateusz Morawiecki.
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