PiS politicians have revealed that Prime Minister Tusk’s government, under the pretense of deregulation, is paving the way for economic fraudsters to avoid accountability. “This bill is a manual for ensuring impunity,” said Marcin Warchoł during a press conference.
Their concerns were triggered by parliamentary document no. 1440. In it, Donald Tusk’s government presents its proposal for amending the Commercial Companies Code. After a thorough review of the proposed changes, it turned out that the amendment eliminates the ban on holding management positions for individuals who have been legally convicted of intentional crimes.
Another provision abolishes prison sentences for those who fail to report to the Financial Intelligence Unit (GIIF) regarding money laundering or terrorism financing. From now on, such an offense would no longer be punishable by imprisonment. The bill also removes prison penalties for failing to timely file for bankruptcy, a requirement intended to protect creditors of insolvent companies. This is seen as a green light for financial fraud. “This bill is a manual for ensuring impunity,” Warchoł repeated during the press conference.
He further commented that “Civic Coalition (KO), under the guise of deregulation, is repaying a debt to criminals in exchange for their support in prisons.” Zbigniew Kuźmiuk reminded the public that the much-hyped deregulation was propagandistically branded by Tusk as “the biggest reform since 1989.” He added that many of the proposed measures are, in fact, additional regulations imposing new obligations- particularly on farmers.