Polish Olympic Committee chief detained over links to collapsed crypto firm
Radosław Piesiewicz has denied reports he received a €40,000 watch from the head of the crypto firm.
Poland's Olympic Committee chief, Radosław Piesiewicz, has been detained as part of a criminal investigation into Zondacrypto, a failed cryptocurrency firm that once sponsored Poland's Olympic team. The probe, initiated by Poland's justice minister and prosecutor general Waldemar Żurek, targets possible crimes involving Zondacrypto's financing of various entities, including PKOl and Piesiewicz himself.
Zondacrypto, which collapsed earlier this year, was a major sponsor of Poland's Winter Olympics contingent. The investigation stems from allegations that Zondacrypto offered gifts, including a €40,000 Patek Philippe watch, to Piesiewicz in exchange for influencing Poland's consumer protection authority, UOKiK. Piesiewicz denies these claims, asserting the watch was purchased with his own funds.
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