Zbigniew Stonoga

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Zbigniew Stonoga
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Born (1974-10-17) 17 October 1974 (age 46)
Ozimek
NationalityPolish
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active1999-present
Known forPolitical activism, whistleblowing, philanthropy, videoblogging
Political partyKNP (2014)
(2015)
Opponent(s)Zbigniew Ziobro, Law and Justice, Jarosław Kaczyński
Criminal charge(s)Fraud

Zbigniew Stonoga (pronounced [ˈzbiɡɲɛf stɔˈnɔɡa]; born 17 October 1974 in Ozimek)[1] is a Polish entrepreneur, businessman, activist and philanthropist who gained notoriety as a whistleblower for the publication of the investigation files concerning the Polish bugging scandal (2014–2015), known as Waitergate, and for anti-government activity. Founder of the short-lived (also known in English as The Centipede Party, since Stonoga translates as "centipede").[2] Founder of Gazeta Stonoga. Convicted for financial fraud.

Biography[]

Academic background[]

After graduating from an electrotechnical college, he started higher education which he did not complete. Claims to have studied law at the University of Warsaw; however, the University denies such person has ever attended the university.[1]

Political career[]

In 2015 he ran in Polish parliamentary elections in which his party, Stonoga Party Poland, scored 0.4% (40 000 voters). After the results were announced, furious Stonoga uploaded a video to the internet in which he expressed his frustration with those who did not vote for him or for the Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic - Liberty and Hope.[3]

His language is vulgar and direct, attracting the attention of young audiences.[4][5]

Lawsuits[]

In the 2000s Stonoga was named in a total of 89 criminal lawsuits.

In 2004 he was sentenced to 3.5 years' imprisonment for financial irregularities. In 2005 his sentence was quashed.[6]

By 2015, he was named in 61 criminal cases related mostly to financial fraud and insulting public servants; he was sentenced to a year in prison for fraud on a private car sale.[7]

On May 9, 2017, Stonoga was imprisoned at the Warszawa-Bialoleka correctional center for one year on charges of committing a large-scale financial fraud; the sentence was later shortened by 3 weeks.[8][9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Już się powygłupiałem, pokląłem. Tak wojuje Zbigniew Stonoga. SYLWETKA". 9 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ ""Stonoga Partia Polska. Rejestracja nowej formacji politycznej może nastąpić lada dzień"". 10 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Zbigniew Stonoga obraża Polaków: "WAS POLACZKI TYLKO DO AUSCHWITZ WYPROWADZIĆ"". YouTube. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Stonoga znowu szokuje. Wulgarnie wyzywa polityków, w tym prezydenta (WIDEO)". Kontrrewolucja.net (in Polish). 6 April 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ ""Głupie polaczki, was tylko do Auschwitz zaprowadzać" – sfrustrowany Stonoga o porażce wyborczej. W kolejnym nagraniu przeprosił za słowa". Pch24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Już się powygłupiałem, pokląłem. Tak wojuje Zbigniew Stonoga. SYLWETKA" (in Polish). 9 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Stonoga raczej do więzienia niż do Sejmu" (in Polish).
  8. ^ "Zbigniew Stonoga trafił do więzienia. Spędzi tam niecały rok". Wprost (in Polish). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. ^ Kłoszewski, oprac Jakub (9 May 2017). "Zbigniew Stonoga za kratkami. Spędzi tam dłuższy czas". wiadomosci.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  10. ^ Redakcja (27 September 2019). "Zbigniew Stonoga wyszedł z więzienia i prosi o wpłatę 200 tys. zł. Na wolności opublikował wideo [27. 9. 2019]". Dziennik Zachodni (in Polish). Retrieved 30 December 2019.


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