Police officers from the Legnica police headquarters, together with the District Prosecutor’s Office in Legnica, gathered evidence that made it possible to remand a dishonest bailiff in custody.
The investigation showed that a court bailiff from one of Legnica’s bailiff offices exceeded his powers in order to obtain financial gain. The man is suspected of appropriating money collected during enforcement proceedings. We are talking about... several hundred thousand złotys.
Another trial against the bailiff was already pending before the District Court in Legnica—for the offence of abusing his powers and failing to perform his duties. Because an indictment had been filed against him, the man was suspended from his duties and received a court order banning him from being present at his office.
Despite this—as the investigation showed—the bailiff repeatedly came to the office and collected cash originating from payments made by debtors and creditors.
Police officers also detained a bailiff’s assessor from the same office. She is suspected of facilitating the bailiff’s criminal activities and of appropriating, in cooperation with her superior, the amounts collected. The woman is under police supervision and is banned from leaving the country. A financial guarantee was also imposed on her, and she was suspended from her official duties.
The court remanded the bailiff in custody for three months. He could now face a sentence of between one and ten years in prison.