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– having heard Daniel Obajtek on 23 April 2025,2025 and having regard to the documents submitted by him in accordance with Rule 9(6) of its Rules of Procedure, and having regard to the documents submitted by him,

A. whereas, by letter dated 19 December 2024, the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Poland forwarded a request for the waiver of the immunity of Daniel Obajtek, submitted by the Warsaw divisionalProvincial publicPublic prosecutionProsecutor’s service,Office , in connection with an alleged offence under Article 18(1), read in conjunction with Article 296(1), of the Polish Criminal Code;

B. whereas it is alleged that Daniel Obajtek, in his capacity as President of the Management Board of the company Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN Spółka Akcyjna (‘PKN ORLEN S.A.’), gave instructions with a view to the conclusion of two contracts – one dated 7 July 2021 and a second dated 7 October 2021 – worth a total of PLN 393 600, for the provision of investigation services concerning the physical and economic security of PKN ORLEN S.A.; whereas it is alleged that those contracts served Daniel Obajtek’s private interests, that they were of no economic significance, and that they did not concern the physical or economic security of PKN ORLEN S.A.; whereas it is alleged that the investigation services ordered and provided were not consistent with the subject matter and purpose of the contracts; whereas it is alleged that Daniel Obajtek thus caused PKN ORLEN S.A. significant financial harm totalling PLN 393 600; whereas the actionsacts he is alleged to have takencarried out constitute an infringement under Article 18(1), read in conjunction with Article 296(1), of the Polish Criminal Code; whereas Daniel Obajtek served as the President of the Management Board of PKN ORLEN S.A. from 6 February 2018 to 5 February 2024;

I. whereas, in accordance with Rule 5(2) of the Rules of Procedure, parliamentary immunity is not a personal privilege of the Member but a guarantee of the independence of the European Parliament as a whole and of its Members;