Financing the presidential campaign from illegal funds. An important movement of the prosecutor's office
Information on the initiation of the investigation was the first to be provided by the Niezalezna.pl portal, stating that this proceeding is conducted in the case of illegal spots in social media, promoting the candidate Ko Rafał Trzaskowski and discrediting the candidate supported by PiS Karol Nawrocki and the candidate of the Confederation Sławomir Mentzen.
As Prosecutor Nowak announced on Thursday, PK is investigating the illegal use of funding funds on Facebook in the presidential campaign in Poland. He also added that this investigation was initiated on the basis of ABW materials for data from a scientific and academic computer network.
Investigation of the prosecutor's office – the problem of advertising on Facebook
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The proceedings are conducted by the Małopolska Office Department of the Department of Organized Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor's Office in Krakow, which in May was received by materials from the Internal Security Agency concerning, among others political advertising films published on Facebook, whose financing source was unclear.
The investigation is being conducted “on the use of cash derived for the benefits of committing a criminal act, Used to implement and distribute via Facebook, advertising spots related to the election campaign run in Poland in the election of the President of the Republic of Poland. “
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Illegal financing of the election campaign – what is the penalty of punishment?
This crime is determined by art. 299 parish 1 of the Penal Code, for what There is a penalty of imprisonment from six months to eight years. “Currently, evidence is being conducted, which The goal is to determine all the circumstances related to the financing of the above advertising materials, Including responsible persons and sources of origin of funds ” – added a spokesman for PK.
