Bribe at the construction of the Jaworzno III power plant. Detainees caught red-handed
Agents from the Regional Office of the CBA in Katowice got on the trail of corruption in the construction of the 910MW coal block in Jaworzno. The contract for the investment of over PLN 5.4 billion was signed in 2014 with a consortium, which main contractor is Rafako SA. This company from the energy industry has established a 100% subsidiary, on purpose. The company was called E003B7 and is based in Raciborz, which is carrying out the investment.
The CBA agents detained in the act of accepting 50,000 PLN bribe by Marcin Sz. - a manager from this company dealing with the construction of the Jaworzno III power plant on behalf of Rafako SA. The man giving the bribe was a Rzeszów businessman from the construction industry Stanisław R. The detention took place in Katowice, by one of the luxury car showrooms, where the businessman came with his vehicle for car inspection. The detention itself was dynamic, both men were completely surprised.
The CBA officers from Katowice suspect, that the amount of bribes can be increased - the bribe of 50,000 PLN was just one of the tranches. According to the CBA's findings, the money for the engineer from E003B7 company was to be a corrupt payment for the order itself of the Rzeszów company to participate in the implementation of one of the stages of Jaworzno III power plant construction and to facilitate further financial settlement. Investigators from the CBA determine whether the invoices have been over-estimated by the Rzeszów company with detriment to the contractor and the investor.
The CBA agents searched the apartments of both detainees and the headquarters of the E003B7 company and the company from Rzeszów. Documents regarding the case were secured. Now the detainees and collected evidence will be transferred to the prosecutor's office. From the very beginning, the CBA Delegation is running in Katowice.
