Mariusz Kamiński

Mariusz Kamiński
Member of the Sejm
Assumed office
25 September 2005
Constituency 24 – Białystok
Personal details
Born (1965-09-25) September 25, 1965
Nationality Polish
Political party Law and Justice

Mariusz Kamiński (born September 25, 1965 in Sochaczew) was the head of the Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) in Poland until October 2009. Earlier he was a member of the Sejm elected on September 25, 2005 getting 9142 votes in 19 Warsaw district, as a candidate on the Law and Justice list.

He was also a member of Sejm 1997-2001 and Sejm 2001-2005.

Kamiński was dismissed (as the head of CBA) on the 13th of October 2009 by prime minister Donald Tusk.

Kaminski was sentenced to three years in prison for abuse of power in March 2015 but had appealed. After the Polish parliamentary election, 2015 the Polish President Andrzej Duda pardoned Kamiński, the President's spokesmen argued that people who fight corruption "deserve special protection." Afterwards Kaminski became the head of the secret services.[1]

Awards

Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

See also

References

  1. ↑ Poland: Ex-Chief of Anti-Graft Agency Is Pardoned in Abuse-of-Power Case, New York Times


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