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Poland plans "Lex Nawrocki" to protect seniors from property fraud

07.05.2025 14:14
In response to a scandal involving PiS presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, Polish government has announced plans to introduce legislation aimed at preventing property fraud targeting elderly citizens.
Karol Nawrocki (C), President of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), supported by the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), attends a campaign event in Węgrów, a town in eastern Poland, on May 5, 2025.
Karol Nawrocki (C), President of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN), supported by the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), attends a campaign event in Węgrów, a town in eastern Poland, on May 5, 2025.Photo: PAP/Przemysław Piątkowski

As reported by the Polish state news agency PAP, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has instructed Marlena Okły-Drewnowicz, the minister for senior affairs, and Adam Bodnar, the justice minister, to prepare urgent recommendations on how Polish law can better protect seniors from property fraud and exploitation.

The proposed legislation, informally known as "Lex Nawrocki," responds to growing concerns over fraudulent property transactions targeting vulnerable seniors.

Such cases have occurred in Poland in the past, where frail seniors, often suffering from dementia or other conditions impairing their judgment, were exploited by scammers.

TVN24 reports that around 2,500 families in Gdańsk are waiting for access to municipal housing, allocated to the most financially disadvantaged.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government meeting at the headquarters of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw on May 6, 2025. Photo: PAP/Szymon Pulcyn
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government meeting at the headquarters of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw on May 6, 2025. Photo: PAP/Szymon Pulcyn

Yesterday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk addressed the controversy surrounding the property acquired by PiS presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki from an elderly man.

Today, PM Tusk again weighed in, mocking the Law and Justice party for defending Nawrocki's property deal, accusing figures like PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński, former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and ex-education minister Przemysław Czarnek of hypocrisy, citing their own involvement in controversial property deals.

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Source: PAP/TVN24/X/@PAPinformacje/@donaldtusk