“I intend to submit a report related to the submission of a false notification to the Prosecutor’s Office by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of National Defense,” said former head of the Ministry of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak in October, referring to the announcement by the Deputy Head of the Ministry of National Defense Cezary Tomczyk about the submission to the Prosecutor’s Office of documents on election propaganda at military picnics.
Deputy Minister of National Defense Cezary Tomczyk announced on Thursday on TOK FM that “documents relating to the 2023 military picnics, at which PiS politicians conducted election propaganda, will be sent to the prosecutor’s office within 48 hours.”
“This is the highest level of absurdity.”
Błaszczak commented on the matter on Friday on X.
A notice to the Prosecutor’s Office to organize the celebration of the Polish Army Day is the highest level of absurdity
– he wrote.
I intend to file a complaint regarding the sending of a false notification by the Vice Minister of the Ministry of National Defense
– he announced.
The K2 tank issue
According to Błaszczak, “the ministry’s management, instead of looking for alleged irregularities, should look for money from the Minister of Finance.”
Due to his inability to manage the budget, a major contract for K2 tanks is rejected.
– wrote the former head of the Ministry of National Defense.
Military picnics organized in 2023 by the Ministry of National Defense were held in several dozen cities. Last year’s picnics on the occasion of the Polish Army Day celebrations were also held during the height of the election campaign. Controversy arose, among others, from a statement by PiS Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński, who attacked Donald Tusk during the “White and Red Fort” military picnic in Uniejów, accompanied on stage by soldiers, calling him “the personification of evil in Poland”.
According to documents submitted by the Ministry of National Defense to the National Electoral Commission – described by the website wp.pl – 67 picnics called “White and Red Forts” were held from 12 to 15 August 2023, when the campaign ahead of the legislative elections began. was already underway.
The documents were provided by the Ministry of National Defense at a time when the National Electoral Commission is analyzing materials before making a decision on the financial support of the PiS electoral commission for the campaign ahead of the 2023 legislative elections. The National Electoral Commission has postponed the decision on this issue until August 29.
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