Five people have already heard allegations regarding temporary disappearance of 240 minutes of anti -tank. The former manager of the military warehouse in West Pomeranian bridges, who in the summer of last year, after discovering the lack in the warehouse, did not inform the relevant services.
An investigation has been going on in this matter since August. Initially, the allegations regarding the lack of supervision over the mines were presented to four people – three soldiers from the Musiam's material composition (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) and one soldier from the Hajnówka (Podlasie Voivodeship).
“He began to look for lost mines on his own, probably hoping that the matter would not see the light of day”
The Onet portal on Wednesday was the first to inform about the matter for the next person in connection with last year's loss of mines. The publication states that the then commander of the ammunition warehouse in the bridges, Major Zbigniew P. instead of notifying the relevant services about the incident “began to look for lost mines on his own, probably hoping that the case would not see the light of day”.
Deputy District Prosecutor for Military District Prosecutor's Office in Poznań, Col. Bartosz Okoniewski confirmed on Wednesday that the investigators had charged with a reserve officer who, during the disappearance of mines, was the head of the military warehouse in Mosty. The prosecutor's office accused him of failing to fulfill his duties.
– He did not inform the competent authorities – this is either a military gendarmerie or prosecutor's office – about the event, i.e. losing mines – he said.
The former military man is threatened with up to three years in prison.
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Asked whether investigators intend to present charges to subsequent persons, prosecutor Okoniewski stipulated that the investigation is still pending and this is certainly not the end of the proceedings in this case.
Change in the position of the head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate
At the beginning of January, the Ministry of Defense announced that Gen. Artur Kępczyński was dismissed from the position of the head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate. No reasons for this decision were made, which was made by the defense minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz; According to media reports, the resignation was related to the disappearance of anti -tank mines.
Portals Wirtualna Polska and Onet announced that last summer, during the unloading of the train with military equipment near Szczecin, soldiers did not unload all transport; An anti -tank mines were left on the train, which was ultimately found near the IKEA magazine. According to WP General Kępczyński, he hid for some time information about faces from his superiors.
They counted the faces badly
The investigation regarding the incident is being conducted by the Military District District District District Prosecutor's Office. Initially, the allegations of the lack of supervision over the faces were presented to four soldiers. As the prosecutor's office informed, some of the suspects confessed to the act accused of them, while others did not. Everyone is military in active service.
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Prok. Okoniewski described in January that the military unit in Hajnówka ordered PKP Cargo rail transport to transport, among others anti -tank mines to the material composition located near West Pomeranian Goleniów. When accepting transport, the military incorrectly counted the faces and part of the load remained in the wagon. Ultimately, all missing faces were found in a wagon that stood at the IKEA magazine.
Pursuant to the Penal Code, a soldier who, not fulfilling the obligation or exceeding the rights in the field of protection or supervision over weapons or ammunition There is a penalty of military arrest or imprisonment from three months to five years.
In turn, for failure to comply with a public official There is a penalty of up to three years imprisonment
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