Ex Optimus director charged with tax evasion

Amid strong protests from the business community and the IT sector, the Krakow prosecutor has decided to issue a legal indictment against Roman K., a well-known businessman and former Optimus chief executive. He is being charged with tax evasion totalling zl. 8 million. "We are still collecting evidence...the case should appear in court by the end of the first quarter," said Wojciech Miloszewski of the Prosecutor's Office of Appeal in Krakow. Meanwhile, Optimus won a court case which allows the company to write-off unpaid taxes of zl. 27.7 million. The company however, did not want to officially comment on the situation concerning Roman K. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 3) A.K.