Thomas Mraz reveals himself
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, there was a gathering of the PiS clearing squad set up by the Donald Tusk government, headed by Roman Gierty. peculiar guest was Tomasz Mraz, erstwhile manager of the Justice Fund Department in the Ministry of Justice and close associate of Marcin Romanowski and Zbigniew Ziobry. Mraz, suspected by the D.A. for irregularities in the Justice Fund, is now appearing as a witness to the prosecution in this case.
A peculiar squad of prosecutors from the National Prosecutor's Office is investigating the management of the Fund by Zbigniew Ziobra and his deputies in the last 8 years. According to TVN24, investigators plan applications to waive immunity to 2 politicians of the Sovereign Poland: Marcin Romanowski and Michał Wosi.
During the meeting, Mraz publically apologized to the organisations which, due to their “indiscriminateness” in the Fund, did not receive the requested funds. Mroz besides testified that most of the competitions announced by the Justice Fund were carried out unfairly, both before and after he took over as director.
Setting competitions
Mraz is besides known to be a postgraduate of the “Worker of the Leaders of the Law” founded by Marcin Romanowski, Deputy Minister of Justice during the regulation of the Law and 1 of Ziobra's closest associates. Romanowski, numerary Opus Dei, besides lectured at the Higher School of Social and Media Culture in Toruń, associated with Fr Tadeusz Rydzyk. In the autumn of last year he won a parliamentary mandate in the Chelm territory of Lublin.
Mraz, being close to the erstwhile Minister of Justice, knows precisely the functioning of the Ministry of Justice and the Justice Fund, which, as many points out, was utilized as an informal electoral fund for Ziobra supporters. His cooperation with the prosecution is simply a serious blow to the Sovereign Poland.
According to Mraz, Zbigniew Ziobro was the chief decision-maker on the distribution of money from the Justice Fund, despite his claims of deficiency of commitment. Mraz stressed that all the decisions had to be consulted with Deputy Minister Romanowski, who had received instructions from Ziobra regarding the selection of the beneficiaries and the timing of the competitions. Ziobro personally negotiated with future beneficiaries, and Romanowski organized competitions as agreed. As a result, many initiatives in line with the objectives of the Fund have not been implemented.
NIK checks showed irregularities, but did not uncover the full fact due to carefully prepared documents. Ziobro and Romanowski informed preferred entities about upcoming competitions and helped them prepare offers, which was supported by an external expert for about PLN 10 thousand.
Answer of Sovereign Poland
The Sovereign organization of Poland published a comprehensive message after Wednesday's work of the committee, in which Roman Giertych's actions were powerfully criticized. According to Giertych's group, with the aid of a intimidated “signalist”, he carried out an unjust attack on the sick Zbigniew Ziobra and his associates. The credibility of Mraz, who cooperates with Giertych, was compared to this Shmydt.
Mraz's revelations have been described as “a part of nonsense and manipulation”, utilized to attack the politicians of Sovereign Poland, who exposure the lies of Tusk camp. Giertych was accused of individual revenge for his investigation into the misappropriation of PLN 92 million, resulting in him avoiding responsibility, fainting before investigators and fleeing abroad.
Sovereign Poland stressed that Zbigniew Ziobro and his erstwhile deputies are ready to respond to any call from law enforcement agencies and ensured that there were no irregularities in public funds in the Ministry of Justice. It was besides pointed out that the Justice Fund brought much more aid to Poles than in the times of Tusk's rule.
