Before Christmas, a penalty order was issued (that is, a ruling issued on the basis of the case files) against councillor Dariusz F., whom investigators accused of abusing an employee and inciting the commission of the crime of forging a signature. Both offences carry a sentence of between three months and five years in prison. The Bolesławiec court sentenced F. to:
- PLN 8,000 fine,
- PLN 10,000 compensation for the injured party,
- a two-year restraining order barring him from approaching the injured party.
In the prosecutor’s office’s view, the sentence imposed on Dariusz F. should be harsher. According to investigators, the issue of banning him from holding managerial positions also requires consideration. Sebastian Woźniak, deputy head of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Bolesławiec, lodged an objection to the court’s ruling. The proceedings will now effectively begin again—in the ordinary procedure.
It is not yet known whether the next court ruling will be harsher and whether the councillor will lose his mandate. We will certainly return to the subject.