Recent developments in Poland have brought attention to a corruption probe involving the misuse of public funds. Marcin Romanowski, a former deputy justice minister and member of the Sovereign Poland party, has been detained by the Internal Security Agency as part of the investigation. Prosecutors allege that members of the party, which was a junior partner in the previous Law and Justice government, misused money from the Justice Fund for purposes including political campaigning [e64b1d41].
Romanowski is facing accusations of committing 11 crimes, including exceeding his powers and causing the state treasury to suffer losses. However, he denies these allegations and claims they are politically motivated. The investigation is part of the pro-European coalition government's efforts to uncover and address wrongdoing that may have occurred under the previous administration [e64b1d41].
According to recent reports, Marcin Romanowski has been detained after losing parliamentary immunity. He is facing allegations of misusing public funds for political campaigning. The probe involves the Sovereign Poland party, which is linked to the previous nationalist Law and Justice government. Romanowski denies the accusations [49c23f99].
Former Polish deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski has been detained by the Internal Security Agency over allegations of fund misuse. He faces 11 charges, including misuse of the Justice Fund. The case is part of a broader investigation into the activities of the arch-conservative Sovereign Poland party. Romanowski denies the allegations, claiming the arrest is politically motivated. The fund money was allegedly used to gain favor with rural voters by purchasing items like fire engines and equipment for country housewives' associations. The new pro-European government under Donald Tusk is enabling the investigation of past administration misconduct. Justice Minister Adam Bodnar indicated the possibility of further charges against previous government affiliates [d6c45636].