Will Daniel Obajtek pay for Orlen's losses from his own pocket? “Let him give back the money”

This is how President Jarosław Kaczyński defends Daniel Obajtek, former president of Orlen. – Because today we have a German-Russian condominium in Poland, that's where the investigations and attacks come from – says the president of Law and Justice.

Not any condominium or a mythical German-Russian conspiracy, but an extraordinary general meeting of Orlen, which announces a resolution on claims for compensation for damage caused during the exercise of management. The list of those responsible includes, among others, Daniel Obajtek.

– You have to take Obajtek's pocket, you have to take Obajtek's wallet and let Obajtek give back the money now, as he made incorrect, wrong, illegal decisions – comments Tomasz Trela, an MP from the Left. – This company was drained in every possible way – says Krzysztof Paszyk, Minister of Development and Technology.

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Politicians recall scandals during Obajtek's time – for example, the merger of Orlen with Lotos and the sale of part of the assets. – Let me remind you, the Lotos refinery and station are for next to nothing, below, much below their value – says Dariusz Joński, MEP of the Civic Coalition.

The first arrest has just been made in the case of Orlen's Swiss company, OTS, where huge assets were lost in unclear transactions involving the purchase of Venezuelan oil. – Charges related to contracts, three contracts for the supply of oil that were not delivered to the company – says Mateusz Martyniuk from the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw.

Filip W. – former executive director of the company – was charged. However, the prosecutor's office is still looking for other heads of the OTS. And Daniel Obajtek himself is an MEP and shines in the right-wing media as a kind of providential man or business messiah, unjustly persecuted by the dark forces of the new government.

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The PiS MEP repeats that Orlen earned a fortune during his time. The only question is whether it was due to Obajtek's talent or mainly due to the global economic situation at that time. – There was a global crisis, a huge increase in prices and this is the main reason why Orlen's profits were growing – says economist Marek Zuber.

Lowering fuel prices, unjustified expenses, including representative expenses, unfavorable decisions, and also the case of Orlen Trading Switzerland – Orlen lists in the letter. – I have no doubt that Daniel Obajtek is satisfied. He earned millions of zlotys, now he sits in the European Parliament and laughs at the problems of others – says Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, senator of the Civic Coalition.

The problem is, for example, an investment from Obajtek's time – the Olefins III chemical plant, the cost of which increased from PLN 13.5 to PLN 25 billion. The Venezuelan oil scandal amounts to a loss of PLN 1.5 billion, the prosecutor's office calculates. The Supreme Audit Office reports that during the merger with Lotos, assets were sold at least PLN 5 billion below their value.

Meanwhile, the PiS president continues to praise Daniel Obajtek. – In a positive sense, he performed a real miracle – says Jarosław Kaczyński.

His declaration of assets is certainly wonderful – as the president of Orlen, Daniel Obajtek earned over nine million zlotys and another over one million on the supervisory board of a subsidiary company. In addition, fifteen thousand euros a month from a Hungarian construction company associated with Viktor Orban. Now he has a generous salary as an MEP. About forty thousand zlotys.