CBA enters state-owned companies

The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) has entered the headquarters  and has started control procedures at companies owned by the State Treasury and all of its subsidiaries: fuel groups PKN Orlen, Lotos, copper group KGHM Polska Miedź, chemical producer Azoty Group and Polish Armaments Group - PGZ, the bureau said. "The companies are complying with our requests for documents, access to the data...If possible corruption offenses or mismanagement have occurred, we will draw conclusions and undertake appropriate further action," said Paweł Kaczorek from the bureau. One week ago, the Anti-Corruption Bureau announced it will verify the information about irregularities which the bureau has received in connection with the abovementioned companies. CBA officers will examining contracts (from December 1, 2015) concluded and expenditure incurred on services related to public relations, marketing, advertising, consulting, and the like. Apart from the contracts themselves, implementation and accounting documentation will be analyzed.