Abuse by municipal officials in Lower Silesia
Officers of the CBA Regional Office in Wrocław detained six persons as part of an investigation into the legalisation of investments carried out without the required permits. Three local government civil servants from the districts of Wrocław and Dzierżoniów are suspected of abuse.
Six detainees
Officers of the CBA Regional Office in Wrocław detained three officials and three persons representing business entities. At the same time, the officers searched 12 locations, i.e. the premises of the local government offices where the detained civil servants were employed, as well as the premises of several companies in the district of Wrocław and the surrounding communes. Documents and data carriers were secured.
Investigation findings
In the course of the activities, the CBA Regional Office in Wrocław established that three municipal civil servants from the districts of Wrocław and Dzierżoniów had abused their powers and failed to fulfil their duties. The irregularities concerned the legalisation of investments carried out without the required permits and breaches of regulations in connection with public procurement procedures.
The detainees faced charges
The detentions were carried out by order of the District Prosecutor's Office in Wrocław. The detainees were taken to the public prosecutor's office, where they were charged with, among others, abuse of powers and failing to fulfil duties in connection with public procurement procedures, offering and accepting a promise of financial advantage in exchange for intermediation in settling a case in a local government institution, attesting untruth in a document and making false statements.
The prosecutor applied non-custodial preventive measures against the suspects, including bail, police supervision and a ban on leaving the country combined with a ban on issuing a passport. The suspects face a prison sentence of up to 10 years.
CBA Press Team
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Abuse by municipal officials in Lower Silesia
