After several hours, the hearing of Zbigniew Ziobro before Sroka’s illegal commission came to an end. The politician gave detailed accounts of proceedings in which the Pegasus system was used. He spoke, among other things, about the cases of Sławomir Nowak and Roman Giertych. We gathered the TOP 5 strongest statements from the politician.
Zbigniew Ziobro’s Hearing – TOP 5 Quotes
On Monday, former Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro was brought before the illegal commission on Pegasus. In his unrestricted statement, the politician publicly revealed the findings that the services obtained through the use of the software. He spoke, among other things, about the cases of Sławomir Nowak and Roman Giertych.
Here are the 5 most striking remarks by Zbigniew Ziobro, in which he took on Sroka’s pseudo-commission:
- On Roman Giertych: “He is not any kind of victim in this case, but a thief who organized, on a large scale, the siphoning off of millions of złotys from Polnord at the expense of shareholders.”
- On prosecuting criminals: “As Prosecutor General, contrary to the narrative being pushed here, I did not focus on prosecuting members of the opposition, but on prosecuting dangerous criminals. And if it so happened that some of those criminals turned out to be prominent figures in power — even close associates of Donald Tusk — then Donald Tusk should not have grievances against me, but against himself.”
- On Sławomir Nowak: “July 20, 2020. Donald Tusk’s friend, Sławomir Nowak, is detained. Was this just about golden watches? No — he was detained in a case of massive corruption reaching beyond Poland, beyond the European Union. Pegasus helped uncover this case.”
- On members of the illegal commission: “You are a group of people acting illegally, meeting all the criteria of a crime. This meeting will have further consequences — we will meet again in the courtroom, but in different roles. Both you and I.”
- To Witold Zembaczyński: “If even genetic evidence is no longer taken into account by the courts and prosecution you have taken over, then no evidence has any meaning anymore.”