Prosecutor's office seeks to investigate Opole power plant
The Regional Public Prosecutor's Office has submitted motions to the Supreme
Board of Inspection (NIK) and to the State Protection Office (UOP) asking
for permission to carry out an extended investigation of state-owned power
plant Opole. Prosecutors suspect mismanagement at the firm to have resulted
in losses of zl. 100 million. The case drew media attention a few days ago
when newspapers ran a story on the purchase of two Lexus limousines worth
zl. 600,000 for Opole managers. "It's just a drop in the bucket when
compared to various abuses committed within the company," said Jan
Butmankiewicz of Opole's Board of Directors. Butmankiewicz claims that the
company has spent zl. 25 million on unnecessary renovations, zl. 2.3 million
on overpayment to construction contractors and several million to maintain
empty apartments and a recreation center. The Board of Directors refused to
comment, while Treasury Ministry officials said that previous investigations
did not confirm any of Butmankiewicz's accusations. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2)
M.K.
