Former defense ministry spokesman released from custody on bail

Bartłomiej M. has been released on bail from remand centrei Tarnów (video from January 28)
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Źródło: TVN24 News in English

Bartłomiej M. has been released on bail - Anna Czajczyk from district Prison Service in Kraków. The former spokesman of the ministry of defense has left the remand centre in Tarnów.

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District Court in Warsaw agreed to release former spokesman of ministry of justice on bail in the amount 100,000 zlotys. His family paid the bail on Wednesday afternoon. However, the prosecutor's office in Tarnobrzeg filed a request to suspend the court's decision.

Spokesman for the prosecutor's office in Tarnobrzeg, Andrzej Dubiel, said that the court did not suspend its decision, and so Bartłomiej M. will be released from detention on Thursday.

"At this point there are no legal grounds for the decision not to be carried out. The family of my client expects the bail to be accepted," said the attorney of Bartłomiej M., Luka Szaranowicz.

Bartłomiej M. has been remanded in custody since the 30th of January. He's suspected of overstepping authority and acting to the detriment of the PGZ company.

Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP

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