Tag: court disputes

“He used to make allegations that we were Russian agents, working for Russia and involved in financial crimes. His acts were cynical and politically motivated,” says Bartosz Kramek, an activist who won a defamation lawsuit brought against the former MP of the Law and Justice Party, and the former Deputy Minister of Interior and Administration. […]

Ties to Russia, money laundering and hybrid activities – such were, among others, the allegations made publicly by Maciej Wąsik against the Open Dialogue Foundation and its representatives. However, none of these allegations proved true in court. The former Minister of the Interior and Administration has been convicted once again and held accountable for his […]

On Friday, a final judgement was handed down by the Court of Appeal in Warsaw in the case against Maciej Wąsik, who had been sued by the Open Dialogue Foundation. According to the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF), the former deputy minister under the Law and Justice (PiS) government, Maciej Wąsik violated its personal rights. His […]

Maciej Wąsik has lost a lawsuit against the Open Dialogue Foundation for violation of personal rights. He was convicted for words he said in 2018. The organisation accused him of, among other things, spreading defamatory statements against it. He will have to publicly apologise to Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bartosz Kramek on two television stations. In […]

For violating personal rights in his statements about Lyudmyla Kozlovska, Bartosz Kramek and their Open Dialogue Foundation, the former deputy coordinator of the special services must apologise to the victims and pay PLN 10,000 to each, plus interest, the court has ruled. THE OPEN DIALOGUE FOUNDATION (ODF) and the couple who run it – Bartosz […]

Maciej Wąsik disagrees with the judgement passed in the civil lawsuit brought by the Open Dialogue Foundation. The politician intends to file a cassation appeal. “When standing before a court, a person expects justice but finds Iustitia,” Wąsik commented on X. On Friday, 23 February, Maciej Wąsik lost a civil lawsuit against the Open Dialogue […]

On 23 February 2024, the Court of Appeal in Warsaw ruled that former Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration (MSWiA) Maciej Wąsik infringed the personal rights of the Open Dialogue Foundation and its heads Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bartosz Kramek. He must publish an apology for the statements he made in 2018-2019, […]

The Court of Appeal in Warsaw has upheld the judgment of the court of first instance in the case of Maciej Wąsik. The Law and Justice (PiS) politician was sued by the Open Dialogue Foundation, which accused him of spreading a number of slanderous statements against it. The judgment is final. Wąsik will have to […]

A Judgment has been handed down in the Maciej Wąsik case. The court of second instance ruled that the Law and Justice (PiS) politician violated the personal interests of the Open Dialogue Foundation. “Wąsik used defamation in the political interest of his own party,” commented the Chair of the Foundation’s Supervisory Board, Bartosz Kramek in […]

The judgement of the first instance court regarding Maciej Wąsik, former deputy minister of internal affairs and administration, who was sued by the Open Dialogue Foundation, has been upheld by the Court of Appeals in Warsaw. The judgement is final and legally binding. A lawsuit against Maciej Wąsik, former deputy head of the Ministry of […]

Another failed attempt by a Law and Justice (PiS) activist to intimidate citizens. On 21 November 2023, the Warszawa-Śródmieście District Court discontinued the lawsuit that Law and Justice (PiS) MP Joanna Lichocka brought against our Foundation colleagues Bartosz Kramek and Martin Mycielski for billboards showing her extending a middle finger. In its reasoning, the court […]

On 23 February 2024, the Court of Appeal in Warsaw will announce the final judgment in the case of Maciej Wąsik, who has been sued by the Open Dialogue Foundation. Wirtualna Polska has read the statement of reasons for the judgement of the court of first instance in this case and learnt that the court […]

“At the previous hearing, Wąsik’s attorney submitted evidentiary motions. However, the court has now decided that they do not contribute anything to the case and has decided to disregard them,” said Bartosz Kramek from the Open Dialogue Foundation, reporting on the hearing against Maciej Wąsik. Another judgement against the Law and Justice politician is due […]

Yet another libel case was concluded in our favour the District Court in Warsaw. On 19 December 2023, the court ordered Balli Marzec, the self-proclaimed “leader of the Kazakhstani opposition abroad”, known for her anti-Ukrainian views, to apologise and pay a total of PLN 20,000 compensation to the Open Dialogue Foundation for violation of personal rights. […]

Throughout most of the proceedings, Ziobro’s trusted prosecutor refused to make case files available to suspect Bartosz Kramek. Meanwhile, Patryk Jaki’s lawyer — Ziobro’s party colleague — had easy accessed them. However, according to lawyers, he should not have had them at all, as he was not a party to the case. In 2019, Patryk […]