Of the 41 notifications that were submitted regarding the Smolensk subcommittee, 21 investigations have already been initiated, a dozen of which concern Antoni Macierewicz himself – said Cezary Tomczyk, Deputy Minister of National Defense, in “Kropka nad i” on TVN24. He also announced that he would soon present new information regarding Macierewicz's activities as head of the Ministry of National Defense. He said that when this politician headed the ministry, no uniforms were purchased for soldiers.
On January 3, the National Prosecutor's Office announced that an investigation had been initiated into the crime of “diplomatic betrayal” by the former head of the Ministry of National Defense, Antoni Macierewicz. This is about the withdrawal of the ministry then headed by Macierewicz from the program to acquire air tankers. The program was called “Karkonosze”.
“Soldiers would run in tracksuits.” Tomczyk about uniforms for the army
He commented on the case in “Kropka nad i” on TVN24 Cezary Tomczyk from the Civic Coalition, deputy minister of national defense.
– This is one of the matters that will be presented, also publicly, in the coming weeks. I would like to say that in the next few days I will also present the case regarding Antoni Macierewicz and the fact that Antoni Macierewicz, when he became the Minister of National Defense, in a prepared way, decided that no uniforms were purchased for Polish soldiers throughout the entire period of his operation and no equipment, he said.
– If, God forbid, something happened in, for example, 2016, (if there was – editor) an armed conflict in which Poland was to take part, the soldiers would be running in tracksuits, not in uniforms, because there was a de facto shortage of uniforms – he added.
– We know perfectly well that such discussions took place among the management, that Antoni Macierewicz personally ordered the tendering procedures to be suspended and ordered not to buy uniforms for Polish soldiers – Tomczyk continued.
He also pointed out that Macierewicz's successor as the head of the Ministry of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak decided to “start” buying uniforms. – He did too little, he did too slowly, but he changed Macierewicz's decision – said Tomczyk.
Tomczyk: 21 investigations have already been initiated
The deputy minister also spoke more broadly about the prosecutor's office's activities regarding Macierewicz.
– Of the 41 notifications that were submitted regarding the (Smolensk – ed.) subcommittee of Antoni Macierewicz, 21 investigations have already been initiated, of which a dozen or so concern Antoni Macierewicz himself – he said. These are 41 notifications sent to the prosecutor's office in October last year the Ministry of Defense presented the team's report, who assessed the functioning of the Smolensk subcommittee.
– We also have five investigations initiated in other cases, based on my or our notification from the Ministry of National Defense, in cases of embezzlement, theft and manipulation. There is a whole team of prosecutors appointed by Adam Bodnarwho is analyzing these materials today and I am convinced that the first conclusions will soon be reached – added the TVN24 guest.
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