Using the organization’s financial resources, the Board first went to solicitors, and not the assigned legal counsel of Together-Razem, but to an external solicitors practice known to one of the Board members, and significant funds were spent to initiate legal proceedings against me.

That was a surprise as the EGM was called by all members not by myself ONLY.

Initially, it was about so-called temporary injunction and the full court case.

In this way, the organization acted against me, seeing me as the main enemy, as the Board could not accept the vote of no confidence given by the majority of members of the organization.

The Extraordinary General Meeting

As a result of the convened Extraordinary General Meeting, which, in the face of members not being allowed into the premises of Together-Razem in time for the meeting to prevent it, the meeting of members took place in the corridor of the office and remotely.

The Board was changed, and the members made organizational resolutions regarding the further management of the organization, including:

Resignation of 3 out of 4 Board members:

Joanna Kossykowska – dismissed
Brendan Dempsey – dismissed
Vourneen O’Mahony – dismissed
Krzysztof Ikwanty – not dismissed

A new Board was appointed, consisting of: Wojciech Bialek as Chairperson, Marek Paczowski, Katarzyna Walkowska, Krzysztof Ikwanty
New resolutions were introduced:

1. Taking over the organization’s premises by the new Board and replacing the previously changed locks
2. Changing the Secretary
3. Conducting an audit of missing documentation, which was previously taken away
4. Revoking the decision to suspend employee Mrs. Ewa from work
5. Restoring the organization’s operations according to previous assumptions

Return to work

The next day after the changes, we all returned to work. Midday, one of the directors entered the office with the Accountant and four Garda officers, explaining that we had unlawfully taken over the office.

I presented documentation regarding the changes in the Board of Directors under the General Meeting and the new resolutions, and the officers left. That’s when the words were spoken: “We’ll see you in court.” I feel sorry for Brendan, who was manipulated by bad advisors, but he became the face of the lawsuit.

Temporary injunction

The next day, I received a temporary court injunction prohibiting me from approaching the office or acting in Together-Razem, as well as a lawsuit with fabricated allegations and a summons to the High Court in Dublin.

The court issued the order without the involvement of the parties at the request of Together-Razem’s solicitors, and it was signed by one of the directors, Mr. Brendan. The lawsuit had serious arguments, including that I have access to the organization’s funds, that I act unlawfully and present myself as Chairman, and that the Extraordinary General Meeting of members was illegal. Furthermore, it claimed that members unlawfully took over the organization’s office and that there was a risk of removing documentation and stealing organization property.

Would we, the funding members, steal from the organization we established and ran for years for its own good?

These are fabricated nonsense. Members of the organization cared about its proper functioning and development under a Board that acts with reason and for the organization’s good.

Court order case

Before the case became public, press articles appeared about the court order based on the contents of the lawsuit falsely indicating the reasons for the changes in Together-Razem.

The authors did not bother to verify the facts with me and presented that my resignation as CEO was related to financial irregularities.

That was untrue, and the Board knows well that it was about my contract and employment; their solicitors invented reasons to persuade the judge to their side.

This is very unfair and damaging to me because I didn’t have a chance to address what appeared in the media.

Here is one of the articles: [link to the article]

First Preliminary Hearing

The first court case took place at the end of July 2023 to determine who should temporarily manage the organization: the newly appointed Board by the members in July 2023 or the “old” Board.

Statements from both sides were heard, and the judge, noting that minor formal errors may have occurred during the dismissals regarding the convening of the Extraordinary General Meeting and the missed informational deadlines, leaned towards temporarily appointing the “old Board” pending thorough investigation of the case in the future.

So, it’s not over yet.

In the meantime, before the court session, the “old Board” attempted to organize a quick Board meeting to remove all “uncomfortable” members. However, they failed to do so as the Court prohibited this move pending the conclusion of the legal proceedings.

I prepared a statement for the press, but unfortunately, the press was not interested in presenting my point of view. Hence, my statement here and also the idea to create a website to show my truth.

HERE IS MY PRESS STATEMENT 

First Trial

The first court trial, along with the hearing of parties and witnesses, is scheduled for 2024 but the date is not set yet.

The outcome remains uncertain.

THIS IS NOT CRIMINAL CASE its a civil case related to companies low.

Harassment

Meanwhile, the “old Board” sends me letters through solicitors.

This is beginning to look like classic “harassment”. Not to mention the costs being paid to solicitors from organizational funds that could be allocated to people and projects.

Examples:

The website doesn’t work? It’s my fault.

It should be noted that on July 31st, I removed myself from all website administration roles, social media profiles, and handed over all necessary access.

They received all access electronic keys to transfer the website to any server and make it work normally. It’s January 2024, and the website still doesn’t work.

The “old Board” prohibits me from presenting myself as a representative of Together-Razem, and I comply, but they forget that I am still a full member of the organization.

I went to a conference in Poland organized by the European Union of Polish Communities, and right-wingers were already writing to me asking what right I had to go there and represent Together-Razem. I had no such intentions, and I still don’t.

The Board has a short memory that I have been Secretary of the European Union of Polish Communities since 2018 and can participate in such conferences as the Secretary.

The Board can also check that since 2018, I have been a director at Forum Polonia in Ireland, and it is the authorities of that organization who have trusted me and entrusted me with the mission of developing the organization, and I will actively work there.