CENTRAL ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU always in the interest of Poland Acting to the detriment of the bank - News

On 27^th November 2024, officers of the CBA Regional Office in Katowice detained former employees of Alior Bank SA: 5 men and a woman. Procedural activities were carried out at the prosecutor's request in Warsaw, Radom and Zgierz. The detainees were brought to the Silesian Branch of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor's Office in Katowice. The prosecutor presented the suspects with a total of 10 charges.

PLN 161 million in damages

The investigation findings indicate that in connection with granting credit support to Meat Processing Business Henryk Kania SA based on documents certifying untruth, actions were taken to the detriment of Alior Bank SA. Former MP Wojciech O. in the period covered by the allegations, served as director of the Agro Business Department of Alior Bank. The remaining persons are former bank employees who, within the scope of their powers, issued opinions on the justification for granting financial support to the entrepreneur from Pszczyna. The total value of the damage caused to the bank is estimated at PLN 161 million.

Preventive measures

The prosecutor filed a motion with the Court to apply temporary arrest to Wojciech O. and two other suspects. Ultimately, the Court applied a property guarantee of PLN 1 million, a ban on leaving the country and police supervision to Wojciech O. Preventive measures were applied to the remaining three individuals in the form of property guarantees ranging from PLN 20,000 to PLN 100,000, police supervision combined with a ban on contacting specific individuals. Police supervision and a ban on leaving the country were applied to one individual.

CBA Press Team