Former Transport Minister sentenced for false financial declaration

Former Transport Minister Sławomir Nowak has been found guilty of providing false financial statement as an MP. He withheld information about a watch worth over PLN 10,000. He was given a PLN 20,000 fine. The former minister failed to appear at the sentencing hearing. All Polish MPs are obliged to disclose all their assets worth over PLN 10,000 in their annual financial declarations. The scandal involving Nowak broke out in 2013 and forced him to resign from his post.