The investigators of the District Prosecutor's Office of the city of Kielce were engaged in the possible abuse of the Central Board of the Prison Service and the Rzeszow Prison. This applies to the abuse of rights within the framework of the “Work for prisoners” program, as well as the lease agreements of production halls. The message includes a link to the Black in White material in which we reported on the case.
Daniel Prokopowicz, the spokesman of the Kels district prosecutor's office, announced that the investigation was focused on allegations of excessive authority and negligence in the implementation of the “Work for prisoners” program and issues related to the rental of production halls in the Rzeszów prison building in the period from January 2020 to August 2024.
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This case concerns the lease of two production halls in the building of the Rzeszów prison, which was built as part of the “Work for prisoners” program for more than PLN 35 million. The program, financed by state funds, provides for the use of halls for the employment of inmates by individual entrepreneurs. The preliminary investigation will last up to 30 days, after which a decision will be made to initiate the investigation.
Investigators are investigating this case
The notice of suspected crimes was submitted by the Director General of the Prison Service, which requested the removal of the prosecution department from the Rzeszów region by the National Prosecutor's Office. The case was then sent to the Krakow Regional Prosecutor's Office, which assigned the Kielce District Prosecutor's Office to handle it.
“The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Kraków informs that the notification of the Director General of the Prison Service about the possibility of committing crimes, which include going beyond the powers and failing to fulfill the obligations of the officials of the Central Directorate of the Prison Service, the District Inspectorate. The Prison Service in Rezów and the Rezów Prison and the notice of the president of the established company was sent by the National Prosecutor's Office, for further processing, it was sent to the Kielce District Prosecutor's Office,” we read in the announcement.
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The materials related to the case were transferred to the Kelse department on November 13, 2024, and the prosecutor assigned to the case is currently analyzing the collected documents.
The Kielce Prosecutor's Office also received a second warning submitted by the president of the relevant company. The report mentions suspicion of a crime in connection with the notification of the Director General of the Prison Service. In the coming days, the Prosecutor's Office of the Kielce district will appoint a relevant department that will handle the second trial.
In a press release published on its website, the Krakow Regional Prosecutor's Office referred to the case material published in Čarno na Bialym.
Adam Bodnar explains
The Minister of Justice, Attorney General Adam Bodnar explained this material on social networks. “I watched the shocking material produced by TVN24's Black and White channel about the violations in the implementation of the flagship program of the Sovereign Poland (today PiS) “Work for prisoners”, he said.
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“I hope that Ms. Patrick Jacqui, Michal Vos, and above all, Zbigniew Ziob found time to watch the program today. There is already an independent prosecutor involved in this case. However, maybe the gentlemen who organize a different press conference. Many times one of them will explain this issue,” he emphasized.
“It is necessary to explain to the people how a party businessman got the opportunity to run a profitable business with state money and then what happened to this money,” he added.
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