The Pilecki Institute\u2019s Swiss subsidiary, established to manage a Polish museum project in Rapperswil, is undergoing significant leadership changes following revelations regarding its connections to figures linked to Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n
In 2022, the Polish Pilecki Institute established Pilecki-Institut (Schweiz) GmbH to purchase and manage the Schwanen complex in Rapperswil, Switzerland, intended for a Polish Museum. On June 2, an extraordinary meeting of shareholders resulted in the dismissal of board members Monika Jurgo and Wojciech Koz\u0142owski, following a request by Hubert G. Zamaro.<\/p>\n
Hubert G. Zamaro, a former TVP director under the PiS government, was appointed as the company\u2019s manager with independent signing authority. He subsequently moved to authorize Graziano Pedroja to sign on behalf of the company and to formalize contracts with Juris Treuhand AG and Juris Finanz AG, firms specializing in legal and fiduciary services where Pedroja holds executive positions.<\/p>\n
Under Swiss law, foreign companies often appoint local representatives to serve as legal agents. Hubert Zamaro, based in Warsaw, utilized this arrangement by appointing Graziano Pedroja to act as his proxy. Data from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) indicates that Pedroja currently holds positions in 76 Swiss firms and has been affiliated with 183 others.<\/p>\n
In 2021, the OCCRP linked Graziano Pedroja to an investigation regarding the “Katino” villa complex in Croatia. The complex was acquired by Konstantin Goloshchapov, known as “Vladimir Putin\u2019s former masseur,” through a structure involving firms where Pedroja served as a representative. The transactions were financed via loans from Cadram Holding, an entity whose beneficial owner was former Russian Energy Minister Igor Yusufov.<\/p>\n
Karol Madaj, acting director of the Pilecki Institute, stated that employees checked the Juris Finanz AG board members against Swiss, EU, and Polish Ministry of Interior and Administration sanction lists, finding no matches. Following these findings, the Institute replaced Pedroja with Markus H\u00e4gi and notified the Internal Security Agency (ABW), seeking guidance on whether to terminate the contract with the law firm entirely.<\/p>\n
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