A dozen people were arrested by the Polish anti-corruption agency in a corruption case against a real estate development company.

The Polish Anti-Corruption Agency (CBA) arrested 12 people on Thursday on suspicion of embezzlement and money laundering, including one of the richest Polish businessmen, Ryszard Krauze, and Roman Giertych, former political deputy prime minister in the 2006 Kaczynski government -2007, who later leaving the race was, among others, the lawyer of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

According to one indictment, members of the group are suspected of withdrawing more than PLN 90 million (HUF 7.2 billion) from a real estate development company between 2010 and 2014 using an extensive network of companies.

Stanislaw Zaryn, spokesman for the secretary in charge of the secret services, told reporters that Giertych and Zaryn would be transferred to Poznan, in western Poland, for questioning by the prosecution, after which they could be prosecuted.

According to a statement from Polish public service television on Thursday evening, Giertych fainted during the search of the house and was taken to hospital by ambulances. The lawyer’s daughter told reporters that her father had lost consciousness in the bathroom and left the room accompanied by a CBA official.

After his arrest, Giertych posted on a Twitter community website suggesting that his case had a political background.



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