THE COURT REFUSED TO ARREST OUR CLIENT

We defended a client – a businessman and former senator – who was detained on charges of extorting tens of millions of zlotys from the State Fund for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRON) and the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS). The prosecution requested detention on remand in connection with these charges. Following our appeal against this decision, the court refused to arrest our client after concluding that the charges were unfounded. This was a huge success, especially as statistics show that 94% of pre-trial detention requests are granted by the courts. The case was widely reported in the media.