There was no break during Barbara Skrzypek’s interrogation. The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office confirmed this in response to our inquiries. Until now, both the authorities and the prosecution had claimed that a several-minute break had been taken during the questioning.
The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office stated that on March 12, Barbara Skrzypek’s interrogation as a witness lasted from 10:00 AM to 2:40 PM, with a short break. Prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek, who conducted the questioning, also reported that a break had been taken. However, this fact was not recorded in the official protocol, even though it should have been.
A Break “After the Interrogation”
We asked the investigators: “Why is there no note in the testimony protocol, prepared by Prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek, regarding a break in the interrogation?”
The response contradicts previous statements. There was no break in the interrogation itself.
“Based on information obtained from the case officer (i.e., Ewa Wrzosek—editor’s note), I kindly inform you that the break took place after the questioning had concluded, meaning after the free statement and responses to questions had been given. Its purpose was to correct typographical errors in the protocol before it was read aloud and signed by all participants,” the spokesperson for the Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office told Niezależna.pl.
The official position of the prosecutor’s office confirms what attorney Jacek Dubois, who participated in the proceedings, had stated in the media. He revealed that the break occurred only after the questioning. “The break happened after about three hours, when Ms. Skrzypek had finished testifying and Prosecutor Wrzosek needed time to finalize the protocol before it was read aloud,” Dubois recounted.