Fresh controversy surrounds Justice Minister Adam Bodnar as new details emerge regarding his property disclosures. Przemysław Wipler, a Confederation MP, claims the minister misled both the public and the court in a lengthy statement published on X (formerly Twitter).
“Even the weakest second-year law student should know this”
“The issue is simple—Bodnar claims ownership of a cooperative apartment right, but that’s legally inaccurate,” Wipler wrote. “This is basic legal knowledge, yet the so-called law professor Bodnar seems unaware of it.” According to the MP, such a right is not full ownership, but merely an entitlement—a key legal distinction.
Undisclosed apartment on Wąwozowa Street
This follows earlier revelations that Bodnar allegedly failed to disclose co-ownership of a Warsaw apartment on Wąwozowa Street in his asset declaration. While Bodnar maintains he is no longer the owner, citing a 2013 court ruling that awarded the apartment to his former wife, the land registry still lists him as a co-owner.
In response, Bodnar has pointed to a decision by Judge Magdalena Śliwińska-Stępień granting the property to his ex-wife. But Wipler argues that the judge’s ruling is legally void, as it attempts to transfer ownership of a cooperative right—something that legally cannot be “owned” or reassigned in that way.
Questions of legality and intent
Wipler raises the possibility that the court may have been misled. “Was the document even genuine? Or did Bodnar try to deceive his ex-wife into thinking she owned the apartment outright, when legally they both still held rights to it?” he asked. He also questions whether any financial compensation was exchanged based on this misunderstanding.
The MP further alleges that Bodnar and his former spouse falsely told the court that no land registry existed for the apartment, despite one having been created in 2005. As a result, no record of the property division appears in the registry’s legal notes.
Call for investigation
“Clearly, the right to the apartment still belongs to Bodnar and should be included in his asset declaration,” Wipler concluded, warning of possible legal consequences and calling on investigative journalists to dig deeper into the case. “This is just the beginning,” he added.