The CBA detained the former director of the Government Agency of Strategic Reserves

“Today in Warsaw, CBA agents detained Hubert B., former director of the Purchasing Office of the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves, who was responsible for the Agency's purchasing policy. The man will be brought to the prosecutor's office. The investigation is supervised by the branch department of the National Prosecutor's Office in Katowice,” the spokesman said on social media. Ministry of Interior and Administration Jacek Dobrzyński.

The investigation into irregularities in RARS was initiated on December 1, 2023. 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 (GIFI). At a later stage of the investigation, the GIFI submitted two further notifications on suspicion of money laundering.

On Tuesday the court did not accept the application for the issuance of a safe conduct for businessman Paweł Szopa, suspected in the investigation into irregularities at RARS. The decision is invalid. This is not the only application for the issuance of a safe conduct in these proceedings. Last Tuesday, the District Court in Warsaw did not accept such a request against the former head of RARS, Michał K. (he did not agree to disclose his data and image).

In July, the prosecutor's office brought charges against two other people in the RARS case: the director of the purchasing office of the Government Agency of Strategic Reserves, Justyna G., and the manager of this office, Joanna P. These charges concern the abuse of powers in connection with the performance of public functions, which allegedly involved preferential treatment of certain contractors RARS in connection with the implementation of an EU grant in the amount of EUR 114 million for the supply of power generators for Ukraine.