Mass controls and notifications to the prosecutor's office: From April 2024, it was initiated 118 controls and audits in Orlen, which examine the decisions taken in the company in 2016-2024. “It was revealed billion losses resulting from management errors ” – we read in a communiqué. Until now 64 control processes have been completed, in progress there are another several dozen inspections and audits.” The effect of the actions taken is a number of notifications to the prosecutor's office, which include the activities of the former management board or higher -level managerial staff ” – the companies from the ORLEN Group have been emphasized so far submitted. 16 notifications About the possibility of committing a crime, including by the former president of the company Daniel Obajtekmembers of the board and senior managers.
“Losses calculated in tens of billions of zlotys”: Orlen announced that there are further notifications to the prosecutor's office, which will be submitted in the coming weeks. Applications from audits and controls are to indicate, among others abuse of powers, transferring money to people and institutions related to members of the concern board or politicians of the then ruling majority and Conflicts of interest. “Incorrect business moves of the previous management and decisions made in circumstances raising serious doubts are still burdened with the company's results. The losses resulting from missed investments and suspicious transactions are already calculated in tens of billion zlotys” – we read.
Unsuccessful restructuring plan: The auditors confirmed irregularities in the process of taking over shares in the company Movement. The auditors pointed out that the decision to buy a company was first made, and only later analyzes and opinions were ordered to justify such a decision. It was also revealed that the adopted restructuring program from the beginning was unreal. This resulted in the necessity of the growing capital involvement of the concern in an unprofitable company. The total amount almost reached PLN 950 million And according to auditors, there is “difficult to recover'
Violations in Orlen: It was also confirmed that there were frequent violations of internal procedures to support companies and institutions related to the hometown of the then president of Orlen and himself or his friends. In the course of verification, it was revealed that the contract for the supply of sausages to hot dogs with the company W. was added to the list of enterprises participating in purchasing proceedings, although has not undergone the procedure required for such proceedings market research. The control also showed Indirect relationships between W. and Daniel Obajtek. The notification of the possibility of committing a crime in this case went to the prosecutor's office at the end of March 2025.
Sponsorship and censorship: Two other controls have shown irregularities in the financing of the Football Academy and the Sports Club related to the owner of the Profbud company, from which Daniel Obajtek bought a flat at the Warsaw Awangarda estate at a price noticeably lower than the market prices. During the presidency of Obajtek, ORLEN gave both institutions over the institutions PLN 2.25 million. The concern transferred the findings of investigating audits at the end of March 2025. Another control showed that the takeover of the Press publisher (Polska Press) could have had political goal. “This is commanded by the disclosed practice from the 2023 election campaign period. At that time, the Polish Press Board created Blocking mechanism of electoral announcements The purpose of promoting representatives of only one of the parties to the political scene ” – reads. The report of the possibility of committing a crime in this case is to be soon sent to the prosecutor's office.
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Source: Orlen