In early December, the so-called commission of inquiry into the issue adopted its final report on its work regarding the visa scandal. They also decided to report the suspected crime by 11 people to the public prosecutor's office.
The commission's final report said Poland was used in a “visa shopping” process to find the easiest way to reach the Schengen area. “The lack of an immigration strategy, the issuance of directives by senior foreign ministry officials restricting the role of consular officials, support for specific companies and visa applicants, and the use of extrajudicial ‘fastpasses’ are commonplace.” Said.
It was also found that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the auspices of then-Deputy Minister Piotr Waurzyk, had engaged in “acts inciting corruption” by forcing a list of visa applicants. “In the investigation carried out by the PK in Lublin, nine people were indicted. Piotr Waurzik and his associate Edgar Kobos were indicted. Edgar Kobos' letter included 607 people, of whom 358 “He obtained a visa that allows him to enter the territory of the Republic of Poland, even though he did not meet the visa requirements.”
The first notification concerns former Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Zbigniew Rau. According to the Lau Committee and others, the following is true: Decided to adopt the concept of developing Visa Determination Centers and Consular Information Centers “by establishing local departments, despite the lack of substantive, organizational and economic legitimacy for such decisions” and abused the authority given to him.
Notification to the Public Prosecutor's Office against PiS politicians. Mateusz Morawiecki is on the list
Meanwhile, according to the Commission, PiS Vice-President and former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and former Development Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz abused their powers and breached their obligations by announcing, immediately implementing and authorizing implementation without legal basis. I didn't accomplish it. In every document – Poland.Business Harbor program. The program envisaged simplified visa procedures for businesses, start-ups and IT professionals. The commission notified the former Prime Minister's Ambassador Plenipotentiary for GovTech, Justyna Orłowska, about the implementation of the program.
Another notification to the Prosecutor's Office concerns the former head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maciej Karasinski, who, according to the commission, was given the powers granted by signing the lease agreement for the Visa Determination Center in Łódź and the lease agreement for the Visa Determination Center. It is said that he abused the Consular information center in Kielce, unfavorable conditions in both cases.
Second, the notifications to Marcin Jakubowski and Beata Vrzybci, former heads of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, raised concerns, among others: He sent “secret orders” to the Polish consul to issue visas to certain people, putting unauthorized pressure on the consul.
“Failure to fulfill one's obligations.” Charges against Mariusz Kaminski
The commission also sent a notice to the public prosecutor's office against Mausz Kaminski, former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration, and Andrzej Strozny, former head of the CBA, for neglecting their duties after receiving information about a crime in July 2022. are. Acts related to the legalization of stay of foreigners by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The commission also issued notices against former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Lech Kołakowski and his colleague Maciej Lisowski. The first case specifically involves: The first is to intervene in visa issuance procedures for foreigners and to lobby for the simplification of visa procedures for seasonal workers, and the second is to influence the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by offering to mediate visas for foreigners. It was an exercise of force.
Law and Justice MPs submitted a dissenting opinion to the report, which was more than 30 pages long and summarized the committee's work. Mariusz Błaszczak, president of the PiS club, said the visa fraud issue was discovered during the PiS government, but that it was “a minor issue.” “They tried to make it a scandal, but today it's just a reheated cutlet,” he said.
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