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What Was the PiS Marshal Doing at Zondacrypto? “My Personal Secret”

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Polish prosecutors are investigating alleged links between a senior PiS politician’s cryptocurrency investment and the Zondacrypto case, Rzeczpospolita reported.
  • The investigation concerns the disappearance of Zondacrypto founder Sylwester Suszek and alleged transfers of 8 million euros from the exchange to buy property in France.
  • A key suspect, businessman Marian W., remains beyond the reach of prosecutors and is protected by a controversial safe-conduct letter.

The Zondacrypto investigation has widened toward the political world, with prosecutors examining a cryptocurrency investment involving Jarosław Stawiarski, a prominent Law and Justice politician and marshal of the Lublin province, Rzeczpospolita reported.

The case already centers on the disappearance of Sylwester Suszek, the founder of the Polish exchange. Suszek vanished from a fuel base in Czeladź on March 10, 2022. Prosecutors allege that a criminal group took control of his assets after his disappearance and that 8 million euros left the exchange to purchase property in France, formally for the former wife of businessman Marian W.

My personal secret.

· Marian W.The phrase appears in the headline about what a PiS marshal did at Zondacrypto.

Marian W., known as “Maniek,” is accused of heading the group and has also faced allegations in a separate fuel business case. Prosecutors issued a decision to bring charges against him in July, but his lawyer, Błażej Gazda, said the charges had not been formally delivered. The allegations include directing an organized criminal group and moving the Zondacrypto funds.

The charges were not formally delivered to him.

· Błażej GazdaMarian W.’s lawyer described the status of the charges against his client.

Anna P., a business associate of Marian W., was among three suspects detained in the investigation. Prosecutors accuse her of obstructing the inquiry into Suszek’s deprivation of liberty by removing surveillance drives from a fuel station. Prosecutors reportedly hope that charges against her and Jaromira W., Marian W.’s former wife, will pressure him to return to Poland.

The circumstances surrounding Marian W.’s 2019 safe-conduct letter have also raised questions. The document allowed him to remain free in a fuel-related case. Investigators estimated that money from illegal fuel trading and VAT fraud, potentially as much as 300 million zlotys, was invested in BitBay, later renamed Zondacrypto. A prosecutor’s office source told the publication that Marian W. would not cooperate even if extradited, while the article described him as possessing unique knowledge about what may have happened to Suszek.

Manian W. will not cooperate, even if he is brought back through extradition.

· Unnamed source in the prosecutor’s officeThe source assessed whether Marian W. might cooperate with investigators.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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