The pig is holding tight
Maciej Świrski is presently 1 of the key PiS characters who maintained her position despite changing power. As president of the National Broadcasting Council, elected in 2022, he holds a word of office until 2028.
Even during the regulation of PiS Świrski utilized his position to exert force on the media, including delaying the award of concessions for TVN and Agory. After changing power and taking control of TVP by a fresh coalition, he awarded seats on multiple right-wing stations specified as the Republic and Poland24. At the same time, he blocked the payment of the subscription to public media, which he considers to be an illegally received PiS.
Swirski openly pursues the interests of PiS and fights against opponents of Jarosław Kaczyński. Before taking office in KRRiT he worked at the Polish National Foundation, where he started in 2017 with a wage of PLN 17 thousand, and before leaving in 2022 he earned almost PLN 25 thousand, which is as much as the president of Poland.
The invoices will tell the truth
Onet has any of Maciej Świrski's billing documents, concerning the years 2017-2018, erstwhile its expenditure was highest. In 2018 he spent over PLN 187 1000 from his business credit card. The analysis of invoices shows that Świrski lived a comfortable life at the expense of the Polish National Foundation, and thus taxpayers. At the beginning of his work he rented a car for PLN 7.4 thousand.
He traveled abroad almost all month, mainly to the United States, but besides to another countries, utilizing costly services specified as limousines, which cost nearly 600 euros. On 1 of the trips to the United States. held in July 2018. Swirski was taking a train from Washington to fresh York – then he chose the premium class for $330.
Maciej Świrski, presently head of the National Broadcasting and tv Council for the Law and Justice Department, claims that expenditure was essential due to his work on "strategic projects" at the Polish National Foundation.
The average and under no circumstances expensive?
The pig besides defends himself, claiming that it is not actual that the hotels chosen by him belong to the most expensive. As He explained to Onet:
I utilized average hotels, so the proposition that they were costly is false and unreliable.
This translation was accompanied by Świrski in virtually all situation in which he was caught by his hand. His assistant frequently claimed that more costly tickets or rooms were chosen due to deficiency of another options. Business with the Swirski class was to fly to avoid fatigue and failure of efficiency upon arrival. tiny expenses, specified as hotel laundry, justified the necessity of a business trip.
For his U.S. accommodation, the politician paid amounts ranging from $1.1,000 to $1.5,000 for respective nights. Swiirski besides bought costly electronic equipment, which he described as a service equipment. Problem is, he didn't return it after he left for KRRiT. Among these items were phones, chargers and powerbanks.
