The former Minister of transport of Poland Slawomir Nowak detained by Polish law enforcement agencies on charges of corruption, the leadership of a criminal group and money laundering. This was reported to journalists on Monday a press-the Secretary of Minister, coordinating the work of the Polish security service, Stanislav Garin.
According to him, "it comes to organized criminal groups, on the trail which left the Polish Central anti-corruption Bureau and the National anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine". As explained Jarin, the process is also associated with an important public function that Novak was implemented in Ukraine, – previously he was head of Ukrainian state service of automobile roads "K".
"This is a serious matter. The result is international", – said the press Secretary, stressing that the investigation is just beginning and expected detention, so more time should not be granted.
"you Need to wait the testimony of suspects, to analyze the materials. The case is both Polish and Ukrainian side, and it will not end quickly," said Jarin, stressing that Poland and Ukraine are conducting a separate investigation.
In turn, the National anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine said in his Facebook that the staff of the Bureau together with the employees of the Specialized anti-corruption prosecutors conduct searches in Kiev and Lviv in the framework of the joint investigation.
Novak is the representative who ruled in Poland until 2015 the party "Civic platform". Now it is a political Union in opposition. From 2011 to 2013 Novak led the Ministry of transport of Poland. To leave the post he had after the scandal connected with the fact that he has not made in its report on income expensive watch. The head of the "signs" Novak became in 2016. In September 2020 he left the position.
