CENTRAL ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU always in the interest of Poland Construction supervision inspectors detained - News

On 2 December this year, officers from Regional Office of the CBA in Warsaw detained eight individuals in the Mazovia region, including three public officials from the County Building Supervision Inspectorate. During the arrest of one of the individuals, the CBA officers were supported by the Police Counterterrorism Unit “BOA”.

Officers from the Regional Office of the CBA in Białystok, Łódź and Gdańsk also participated in the search operations. Extensive evidence was seized, including telephones, computers, documents and cash worth PLN 1.4 million.

Corruption Scheme

TheRegional Office of the CBA in Warsaw, under the supervision of the Masovian Regional Division of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw, is conducting an investigation into the acceptance of financial benefits in the form of money by identified public officials from the County Building Supervision Inspectorate of Warsaw West. Members of the criminal group allegedly extorted bribes from PINB clients, conditioning the issuance of specific, favourable administrative decisions on receiving financial benefits.

Charges of Participation in an Organized Criminal Group

The detainees were brought to the prosecutor's office of the Masovian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw, where they were charged with a total of 22 counts, including operating in an organized criminal group, giving and receiving financial benefits, and money laundering. Some of the suspects confessed to the charges and provided extensive testimony.

The prosecutor applied non-custodial preventive measures — police supervision and bail — to five of the detainees. As for the remaining three individuals (two officials and one entrepreneur), the court ordered pre-trial detention for a period of three months.

The case is ongoing.

CBA Press Office