On August 12, the territory Attorney's Office in Gdańsk dismissed the investigation of the Second planet War Museum apartments where Karol Nawrocki appeared. Investigators concluded that the act did not contain any signs of a crime. The decision is not valid, but the political thesis received a serious blow.
D.A.'s decision after months of political charges
The Gdańsk territory Attorney's Office informed on 12 August about the cancellation of the investigation concerning the suspicion of overexecution of permissions erstwhile allowing free usage of rooms and apartments belonging to the Museum of planet War II in Gdańsk. In the background of the case, the name of Karol Nawrocki, the current president, and previously the manager of this institution appeared from the beginning.
As shown by Communication from the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk, the D.A. dismissed proceedings to conclude that the act does not contain the marks of a prohibited act. That's the key sentence. It is not about the media impression, it is not about the emotion of the press conference, but about the result of criminal proceedings.
The order is not valid and the parties are entitled to a complaint before the court. This information must be given fairly. At the same time, today's communication clearly changes the burden of the debate. For months, the flat case was utilized as a political hammer. Now it turns out that the D.A.'s evidence found no basis for maintaining a criminal charge.
What did the investigators say?
The Prosecutor's Office indicated that a announcement from associate Roman Giertych was attached to the proceedings. According to a notification from Karol Nawrocki between 2018 and 2021, as manager of the planet War II Museum, he was to usage the area and flat offered commercially by the institution for free. The notifier claimed that this would lead to the museum's adverse property regulation.
Investigators have interviewed 41 witnesses, including 37 people working formerly and now in the museum. Reservation printouts, email correspondence, a copy of the Director's Office's calendar and documentation on duties, holidays, dismissals and quarantine were secured. So this was not a decision based on 1 statement. The prosecution described the scope of the proceedings widely and officially.
The communication besides shows that Karol Nawrocki had served as manager since 6 April 2017, was appointed to the position on 19 October 2017 and cancelled on 23 July 2021. The hotel part of the museum began operating during its directorship, and the rules for utilizing rooms and apartments regulated the director's orders.
Statutes, ordinances and no action marks
The most crucial part of the message of reasons concerns the powers of the Director. The prosecution indicated that Karol Nawrocki as manager was a public officer, but the actions described in the case did not exhaust the marks of the act under Article 231 of the Criminal Code. According to investigators, the manager could, on the basis of orders issued in accordance with the museum's statutes, grant reliefs and exemptions from fees for renting rooms and apartments.
The prosecution besides indicated that this right was not subject to additional conditions. The regulations were intended to let flexible reception of visitors to the museum and persons arriving in business or labor. It was pointed out that conferences, anniversaries and events related to statutory activities gave emergence to the request to supply accommodation to invited persons.
One more thing is important. As regards the bookings assigned to the individual ‘Director’, most frequently concerning flat 78 de Lux, the prosecution stated that it was not established beyond uncertainty that Karol Nawrocki actually resided there. In the law, specified a conviction is relevant. A media proposition is not enough. We request proof.
Political Lesson on the Case
The flat case hit a man who went from historian and museum manager to president. DN has already written about formation road of Karol Nawrocki And that his presidency has an ambition to trust more on the voice of the nation. All the more reason to separate the political dispute from the findings of the state authorities.
The opposition has the right to ask questions. The media has the right to review politicians. But if the prosecution doesn't find confirmation in the investigation, honesty requires a speech adjustment. Otherwise, we have no control over power, but to produce suspicions that live their lives even after the prosecution's decision.
To the right, this is simply a reminder that the institutions of the state must besides be taken seriously erstwhile their decisions are uncomfortable to political opponents. For the public debate as a whole, this is simply a lesson in responsibility: a human reputation can be destroyed faster than a state can explain the facts.
Historical memory cannot be held hostage by a campaign
The planet War II Museum is no average administrative institution. This is the place of the stories of the Polish experience of war, German occupation, russian terror, opposition and the price the nation paid for its own state. individual disputes around specified a facility always have more weight than a typical authoritative brawl.
Therefore, it is worth watching the proportion. If there were organisational errors, they should be corrected. If there are crimes, they must be pursued. However, if the prosecution, after proceeding witnesses and examining the documents, finds that there are no signs of a prohibited act, it is forbidden to pretend that nothing has happened. A lot happened. 1 of Nawrocki's narratives fell.
Poland needs a hard but serious policy. 1 who settles facts and not hunts a man with innuendo. In the case of apartments, the last word may inactive be in the court if there is simply a complaint. Today, however, the prosecution's announcement is clear: the investigation has been dropped, the act does not contain any signs of a crime.
Source: Regional Prosecutor's Office in Gdańsk, PAP, Polsat News.
