Stanisław Gawłowski sentenced to 5 years in prison
Five years' imprisonment without parole – this was the sentence handed down to Civic Coalition senator Stanisław Gawłowski in a Szczecin court. The politician was convicted in a trial concerning the so-called land improvement scandal. The verdict is not final.
The senator, Secretary General of the Civic Platform from 2016 to 2018, faced seven charges, including corruption. Judge Grzegorz Kasicki acquitted him of one of them, concerning two luxury watches allegedly used by an employee of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management to bribe Stanisław Gawłowski. Instead, he found the politician guilty of, among other things, accepting an apartment in Croatia as a bribe and committing plagiarism while writing his doctoral thesis.
Sentence: 5 years in prison. The senator was also banned from holding managerial positions in state institutions or state-owned companies for 10 years. He was also fined 180,000 złoty. The prosecutor had requested a 6.5-year prison sentence.
Stanisław Gawłowski maintains his innocence. In his closing argument, he recounted that he fell victim to political repression by the Law and Justice party and its subordinate services. According to him, he fell foul of the right wing when he refused to grant a geothermal subsidy to the Lux Veritatis Foundation, associated with Father Tadeusz Rydzyk. He also brought about the dismissal of Kazimierz Kujda from his position as president of the National Environmental Protection Fund, precisely because of his funding of the foundation. And Kazimierz Kujda, the senator emphasized, is Jarosław Kaczyński's "personal financier."
Stanisław Gawłowski's wife was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years.
On Thursday, other defendants in the "land improvement scandal" were sentenced, bringing the total to 24. Judge Grzegorz Kasicki emphasized that the main defendant in this case was not the Civic Coalition senator, but Tomasz P. He was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, suspended for 7 years.
Bogdan K., who was allegedly bribing Stanisław Gawłowski with real estate in Croatia, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.
The land improvement scandal encompasses 700 volumes of court records, including 500 substantive ones. Judge Grzegorz Kasicki admitted that, in terms of the volume of evidence, it was the largest case of his career.
"I dream that anyone who speaks out in this case—not in the sense of information, but in the sense of evaluating the evidence—will either at least briefly familiarize themselves with the evidence or wait for the court's reasoning, which will be relatively soon, because I have it well advanced," the judge said. He appealed to avoid "a situation where a politician will come out and say they know better what's in this case without reading it."
Grzegorz Kasicki also commented on the defense line of Stanisław Gawłowski and his lawyers, who said that the charges were brought for political reasons.
"I don't know the motivation behind the charges, and I'm not investigating. That doesn't interest me," the judge explained. "I'm interested in the charges. And the evidence. That's all. And not even the people." Themis, the symbol of the court, is depicted blindfolded. This blindfold signifies that everyone is to be equal before the court. The court should be concerned with the law and the evidence, not whether the accused is a politician or a carpenter, rich or poor, wise or foolish, young or old. None of that should matter. That's what the blindfold is for."
According to the judge, the politicization of this case served both sides of the Polish political dispute.
- I tried to push this policy as far away as possible - assured the judge.
Grzegorz Kasicki also offered several criticisms of the prosecutor's office. For example, he stated that, technically speaking, Stanisław Gawłowski had almost nothing to do with the land improvement scandal—and yet it was the prosecutor who decided to connect the dots.
The written justification for the judge's decision is expected to be ready in the fall.
Stanisław Gawłowski will appeal the verdict. ©℗
Alan Sasinowski
5 years
2025-07-31 14:20:00
for weight loss as found.
@Edek
2025-07-31 14:09:01
And your idol fled to Budapest and will soon have a problem because Orban won't win these elections unless, like his colleague from Moscow, he shuts down the opposition. And the poor guy will flee to Minsk.
Fish
2025-07-31 14:07:23
The court convicted, which means that, in addition to witness testimony, there was other irrefutable evidence confirming the facts. I wish such verdicts were issued in every case, and official corruption shouldn't be subject to the power of pardon!!!! In Ukraine, they wanted corruption to be allowed, but the people there are quick to intervene; here, they remained thoughtlessly silent for eight years.
A state made of plywood
2025-07-31 13:59:42
It's clearly written that the verdict is not final. There will be an appeal, then zero information about what happens next, and Gaweł will live peacefully in freedom. Does anyone really believe that the courts will sentence a peace activist? It's just a show for the naive.
do@hehe
2025-07-31 13:59:16
Those who gave it are probably dead by now.
@hehe
2025-07-31 13:43:18
And anyone who gave anything to that doctor should also go to jail.
Uppsala
2025-07-31 13:41:21
Apparently, Poland is not entirely lost... There are still decent and independent judges. There is hope!!!
Cuba
2025-07-31 13:37:41
You're naive. This is just a show to strengthen Żurek's position. For this purpose, they sacrificed Gawłowski, who, even if they do put him in some luxurious solitary confinement cell, will be released in a year or sooner due to his "health." Neuman will see to it.
2 mana
2025-07-31 13:24:05
..."The judgment is not final.".... Questions?
Hehe
2025-07-31 13:21:30
Giertych didn't help? Is the doctrine over? There will still be time for a fair judgment of the doctor from Zdunów, who has become entrenched in the Senate.
Keep it up
2025-07-31 13:08:31
Truly great respect for the Judge!
Edek
2025-07-31 12:55:50
Where are the comments from Giertych's trolls, who were so numerous in yesterday's article on this matter? It turns out that this squeaky clean man, vouched for by leading politicians from the December 13th coalition, turned out to be a common thief. It will be interesting to see how Bodnarenko's successor, the non-politicized former judge Żurek, who is already questioning the authority of the December 13th coalition, like the Venice Commission, will respond to this.
Nemo
2025-07-31 12:48:29
Could it be that the minister didn't have time to react?
There is no end
2025-07-31 12:41:59
The case will now proceed to the Second Instance, and the next judgment will be issued in perhaps 10 years. Stasek will no longer be suitable for further appeal procedures! Neumann's rule applies. Only rednecks who steal a waffle cone from a store are sitting here!
Shocking
2025-07-31 12:20:10
This is a shock and a stab in the back for struggling democracy! Staszek did everything for democracy, and he was defended by three of the best lawyers of the democratic camp.
?
2025-07-31 12:18:31
Are the courts not independent? The Nojcman Doctrine doesn't work? Will Żurek—with his unkempt beard—be the Civic Platform's providential man? What are the Polish people doing in our homeland? Are these bums ruling?
Political scientist
2025-07-31 12:05:30
This is a controversial, political matter. Mr. Stanisław is as pure as a lily.
Tadek
2025-07-31 11:40:40
VERY GOOD! LET HIM GO TO JAIL!!! HE'S GUILTY, LET HIM GO TO JAIL! I DON'T FEEL AFRAID OF THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE, CHEATERS AND SLUTTERS! OUT!
The żurek soup didn't make it...
2025-07-31 11:38:10
Żurek didn't make it... the government reshuffle came far too late, Bodnar didn't have the energy to keep an eye on Stach's case. Fortunately, this is the first instance; the second instance will be more accurate.
the matter has become too much
2025-07-31 11:16:31
The case was too much for the judge, Staszek was innocent and Donald's requests were denied...
Yet
2025-07-31 10:59:00
Szczecin's anti-PiS elites in shock...
This is proof that...
2025-07-31 10:48:47
..that PO controls the courts - just a note to PiS who spreads the opinion "Bodnar and Tusk control the prosecutor's office and courts on an unprecedented scale" as if they themselves forgot the venom they devastated our system for 8 years and Ziobro "blocked" whatever he wanted. SAD....I don't feel sorry for Mr. Gawłowski - he "deceived" from the very beginning.
Kurier Szczecinski
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