Michał Kołodziejczak immediately suspended from Civic Coalition club

In brief

Michał Kołodziejczak has been suspended from the Civic Coalition parliamentary club with immediate effect.
Accounts from two former associates published by Kanał Zero accuse the politician of physical violence, threats, and coercing them into using cocaine.
The MP has rejected the accusations, calling them slander, while the Civic Coalition club and other politicians are demanding an investigation by law enforcement.

Decision by Civic Coalition club authorities

Civic Coalition club head Zbigniew Konwiński announced the immediate suspension of MP Michał Kołodziejczak following media reports alleging violence and drug coercion. The decision was announced on Friday evening on the X platform. Club authorities emphasized that they expect an official investigation into the media reports by the appropriate state services.

A statement was also issued by Civic Coalition club spokesperson Dorota Łoboda. She conveyed that the group condemns the behaviors described in the women's accounts, does not accept any form of violence, and expresses solidarity with the victims.

Allegations by former associates and publication of recordings

On the morning of Friday, October 9, Kanał Zero published accounts from two women who had previously worked with the former deputy minister of agriculture. They accused Kołodziejczak of aggression, threats, and coercing them into drug use.

The first interviewee described an intimate relationship with the MP, during which insults and physical violence allegedly occurred. According to her, Kołodziejczak struck her, later explaining it as psychosis. The woman also testified that the politician took a substance he identified as cocaine and repeatedly pressured her to do the same, saying: "Take some too, take some too, take some too." After taking it, the woman felt exhausted and feared for her life, to which the MP only advised her to induce vomiting.

The second interviewee, associated with Agrounia, accused the MP of demeaning employees, requiring work on Christmas Eve, and physical aggression. She mentioned an incident where he threw a can at her. When she confronted him, the politician grabbed a knife and said: "If I wanted to, I would have hit you." According to her account, Kołodziejczak repeatedly threatened her life, and a former associate of the MP was previously convicted and fined for making criminal threats against her.

In the afternoon, Kanał Zero published fragments of phone recordings. In one, a woman confronts Kołodziejczak about coercing her into drug use, which she claims led to her PTSD. The politician replies: "Should I cut my head off? What am I supposed to do?". In the second recording, the woman accuses the MP of possessing recordings of intimate scenes. The MP then asks: "Tell me what you want from me. 10, 20, 30 thousand zlotys? Because I'll be in the Tri-City in the morning with lawyers," before quickly retracting the offer of money.

Political reactions

Kołodziejczak categorically rejected the accusations and labeled them as slander. However, when confronted by a journalist in the Sejm, he refused to answer detailed questions.

The revealed materials sparked immediate comments in parliament. Szymon Hołownia called the accounts shocking and indicated that the next step for the victims should be filing a formal report with the prosecutor's office. MP Roman Giertych noted that if the authenticity of the recordings is confirmed, the matter is criminal in nature and requires investigation by authorities.

Kołodziejczak served as deputy minister of agriculture until mid-2025 and has held his parliamentary seat since 2023. Coalition politicians are conditioning further legal steps on formal findings by law enforcement agencies.

Sources

Article prepared with the help of artificial intelligence based on: Radio Zachód, Gazeta.pl, Bankier.pl, Rzeczpospolita, Radio PiK, Polsat News, Interia Fakty. Facts checked automatically against these sources. The Wiadomości PRO newsroom is responsible for this publication.