Rally champion sentenced to imprisonment and 6.2 million zloty fine
The Court of Appeal in Poznań issued a final judgment against a Polish rally champion for activities damaging a company. Tomasz K. received a sentence six months shorter than at first instance.
Judgment of the Court of Appeal regarding the rally driver
According to RMF24, the Court of Appeal in Poznań on 10 November issued a final judgment against Tomasz K., a multiple Polish rally champion, and his business partner Władysław Piotr D. Tomasz K. was sentenced to one year and six months imprisonment and ordered to pay 6.2 million zloty to the Rallyland company.
The investigation concerned the activities of the company which Tomasz K. had managed since 2009. Rallyland acquired the grounds of a former military airfield in Debrznie-Wieś, in Lipka municipality, with the intention of building a modern rally track, a safe-driving academy and accommodation facilities. The plans did not come to fruition. The company fell into serious financial difficulties, and its debt to the municipality from taxes reached approximately 5 million zloty.
The prosecution charged both men with acting to the detriment of the company and obstructing creditors from recovering money. In January 2025, the court of first instance sentenced the rally driver to one year and eight months imprisonment, and his business partner to three years and six months. Following the verdict, Tomasz K. claimed that he had been a victim of fraud and was unaware of all financial decisions made by his business partner.
The Court of Appeal partially amended the judgment. Tomasz K. received a sentence six months shorter, whilst Władysław Piotr D.'s judgment was reduced to two years and eight months. The court acquitted both men of charges concerning the sale of land in 2012, but upheld their responsibility for the sale of property in 2015, for which the company did not receive due funds.
Source: RMF24