“In the campaign team of my rival, we now see not only the state-run television, not only the Supreme Audit Office (NIK), not only the prosecution—already pursuing Rafał Trzaskowski’s opponent for things that are hard to imagine—but also the intelligence services of the Polish state,” said Karol Nawrocki during a speech in Grójec.
Nawrocki was addressing a scandal sparked by a report from the Onet news portal regarding a property he owns. According to Onet, Nawrocki, head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), claimed to own one apartment, while the “news” revealed by the outlet was that he allegedly owns a second residential property. In response, Danuta Holecka, speaking on Telewizja Republika, emphasized that Nawrocki never stated he had only one apartment—rather, that he was speaking on behalf of Poles who own just one.
A more serious allegation has emerged, suggesting that the information about Nawrocki’s property holdings may have been obtained by Poland’s intelligence services and used as part of a politically motivated campaign.
Speaking in Grójec, Nawrocki reiterated his concerns:
“In my rival’s campaign headquarters, it’s not just the state television, not just NIK, not just the prosecutor’s office—already going after Trzaskowski’s opponent over things you wouldn’t believe—but now even the intelligence services have joined in,” he said, calling it an “unequal fight, which we will win, because nothing can break us.”
“These elections are not fair, and they are not being conducted in a way that a democratic system demands. My campaign is only possible thanks to you—thanks to your involvement and your contributions,” Nawrocki told his supporters.
He further stressed:
“This hasn’t happened since 1989—that the largest opposition party in the Polish parliament, putting forward a civic, nonpartisan candidate, and supporting him so strongly, has been unlawfully stripped of its public funding.”