My “crime” is that as Minister of National Defense I guaranteed that Poland is safe thanks to the alliance with the United States, said Antoni Macierewicz (PiS), referring to the accusations leveled against him by the neo-Committee to Investigate Russian Influence.
The head of the Neo-Commission for Investigation of Russian and Belarusian Influence in the Period 2004-2024, General Jarosław Stróżyk, discussed the first secret report on her work. He announced that the committee would submit a request to the Public Prosecution Service regarding the possibility of diplomatic treason committed by the former head of the Ministry of National Defense, Antoni Macierewicz. He accused the former minister of, among other things, withdrawing from the Karkonosze program (the program for the purchase of air tankers) “without procedure, analyzes and consequences”. According to the general, the cases uncovered by the commission show a “deliberate weakening of Poland’s security,” including the potential of the armed forces and secret services, and “a weakening of Poland in the international arena, which is consistent with the objectives of Russian policy. “
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The former minister denies the attacks
Antoni Macierewicz, asked at a press conference about the commission’s findings, said that for now “we are only dealing with propaganda.” As he said, his “crime” is what no other minister of national defense should have done, namely ensuring that Poland is safe in the alliance with the United States.
According to the PiS MP, the essence of General Stróżyk’s message is “that this report will in fact be presented in March, and the application to the prosecutor’s office even later.”
Therefore, we are still in the propaganda and disinformation phase, and not in the real phase
– said Antoni Macierewicz.
The former minister said that his actions as head of the Ministry of National Defense in late 2015 and 2016 “led to the US, from then on, from our negotiations with the United States and NATO, also permanently deploying troops to Poland.” .”
This has never happened before. This was the most important decision for us so that Poland could benefit from the support of the United States in the face of Russia’s military threat.
– he pointed.
The second “scandal” I made then was the increase of the army from less than 90,000. up to 125 thousand This is truly a scandalous case. After all, I also founded the Territorial Defense Army. It’s a scandal, it’s terrible, it’s a crime
– Macierewicz ironized.
Karkonosze program
During the conference, the former head of the Ministry of National Defense was asked, among other things, to withdraw from the Karkonosze program. He emphasized that it was “absolutely necessary.”
Because of the price and the fact that this structure would be determined by our allies, and not by us. We only wish we could use it extra. No point. This was my decision in that case and I believe it was absolutely right
– he added.
The case of the Smolensk crime
The conference was also attended by some members of the former Smolensk Subcommittee, led by Macierewicz, including Wiesław Binienda and Kazimierz Nowaczyk, who spoke about the main conclusions of the subcommittee’s final report.
For Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the case of the crime in Smolensk clearly shows his lie, his actions for Russia, his actions against Polish pilots and against the Polish nation. This is the essence of the case and that is why (the head of the Ministry of National Defense) Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz hid the case regarding the destruction of the plane due to an explosion
– said Antoni Macierewicz.
Protection of the gendarmerie
The former head of the Ministry of National Defense also referred to last week’s words of the Deputy Head of the Ministry of National Defense Cezary Tomczyk, who – when presenting the report on the work of the team for the assessment of the functioning of the Smolensk Subcommittee – said, among other things, that the cost of the operation amounted to PLN 81.5 million, of which approximately PLN was spent on the protection of Macierewicz.
According to the PiS MP, this is a “lie and fraud”. Macierewicz said military police paid for his protection after “a certain medium” published a statement from a man who wrote that he would “like to kill him” if he received money.
And indeed, at that time I was assigned the protection of the Gendarmerie. The subcommittee did not pay half a zloty
– he pointed out.
No money
Antoni Macierewicz also pointed out that he had taken “no money from the subcommittee”.
I had no contract and tried not to receive any money no matter how many hours I worked on the subcommittee
– he said.
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Source: wPolityce