The creator of the Red is Bad brand, Paweł S., was brought to the prosecutor's office in Katowice on Monday morning. Deported to Poland on Wednesday, he was charged on Thursday. Since October 10, S. has been wanted with an Interpol red notice. Earlier, an arrest warrant and a European arrest warrant were issued for him.
Paweł S. (initially he agreed to give his name, but on Thursday his lawyers announced that it had been withdrawn) was deported to Poland on Wednesday. The creator of the Red is Bad brand was charged on Thursday, and on Friday he spent several hours in the Silesian department of the National Prosecutor's Office in Katowice.
On Monday, Paweł S. was once again brought to the prosecutor's office in Katowice.
Since October 10, S. has been wanted with an Interpol red notice. Earlier, an arrest warrant and a European arrest warrant were issued for him.
Charges against Paweł S.
On Thursday, Paweł S. was charged in the Katowice prosecutor's office with participation in an organized criminal group and money laundering.
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The National Prosecutor's Office informed that he had provided explanations, but did not disclose their content. His defense attorney, attorney Jacek Dubois, said the interrogation was “exhausting” and his client had “a sleepless night.”
Irregularities in RARS
The investigation into irregularities in RARS was initiated on December 1, 2023. It is conducted by the Silesian Branch of the Department of Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor's Office in Katowice. It concerns, among others: exceeding the powers and failure to fulfill duties by RARS employees when organizing and implementing the purchase of goods, and thus acting to the detriment of the public interest from February 23, 2021 to November 27, 2023 in Warsaw in order to obtain a financial benefit.
The basis for initiating the investigation was the information collected by CBA classified materials and two notifications on suspicion of committing a crime submitted by the General Inspector of Financial Information. At a later stage of the investigation, the General Inspector of Financial Information submitted two further notifications on suspicion of money laundering.
So far, a total of five people have been charged in the proceedings, including the former president of RARS, Michał K., and three other agency officials. Michał K. was detained in Great Britain and extradition proceedings are pending against him.
PK stipulates that the case is multi-threaded and developing. The investigation was entrusted to the delegation of the Central Anticorruption Bureau in Rzeszów, as well as the Masovian Customs and Tax Office in Warsaw.
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