Hi Michele, Thanks for connecting back! I'd have time tomorrow at 11:00, 13:00, and after 16:00. Let me know what fits you best. Below some updates: On April 24, my lawyers received upon request the response that Sienicki submitted on behalf of Villa Europa to the Swedish Court. There he presents a 7 paged document with my signature dated 30 September 2020. On one of the pages, it says explicitly that I agreed that the Pan-European Arbitration Court (PESA) shall settle disputes. It also lists costs in tabular form. To my mind, this document can only be a fake. (It was never presented in any earlier documents, where costs where hidden in a text in words (and even those may have been earlier fakes). He also dismisses my claim that PESA is Sienicki's own court saying that courts don't have to have a website, acknowledging however that this one does. He does not comment on the fact that https://who.is/whois/pesa-court.org shows that Villa Europa registered this website on 28 September 2021. As I said, this document from Sienicki was only obtained upon request and the Swedish Court has not asked us for any response. I attach: 1_Svea_HR_12191-22_Aktbil_48_Yttrande.pdf 2_Svea_HR_12191-22_Aktbil_49_Bilaga_1.pdf On the suggestion of the Swedish crime victim's support hotline, I sent a letter to the Polish Embassy in Stockholm. On April 19, I told them that a Polish lawyer gave me a link to a similar case which is described in Polish. There, it says that the defendants face 10 years in prison for making false statements to the court. No response yet. 3_Brandenburg_to_Embassy_Stockholm_2023-04-03.pdf 4_Polish_lawyer.pdf On April 24, I also submitted a "Request of reconsideration" to the Swedish police (who closed my case 1 day after I opened it on the grounds that the evidence is in Poland). I now wrote that my point 2 was "Misleading the Swedish Court to initiate the enforcement of an illegitimate arbitration award." I also wrote that the evidence for creating or providing false documents or information is in fact available in Sweden at the Swedish Court. I asked them again on May 4 about the status, but no response. 5_Brandenburg_to_Police_Kiruna_2023-04-24.pdf My Swedish lawyers and I have been in touch with a Polish lawyer since April 6, but I have not yet engaged him officially yet, because my institute is unwilling to pay anything in Poland. The costs of the Swedish lawyers have meanwhile risen to 90,000 SEK without VAT. Cheers, Axel On Sun, May 07, 2023 at 12:59:55PM +0200, michele catanzaro wrote: > Dear Axel, > > I hope you are fine. Sorry for my silence, an urgent story came in: > https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01523-x > > I have interviewed a few other affected people in Italy and would like to > push the accelerator on the conference story. Would you have some time for > a quick update tomorrow (monday)? > > Thanks! > > Best, > > Michele > > > Missatge de michele catanzaro del dia dc., 5 > d’abr. 2023 a les 12:29: > > > Dear Alex, > > > > I agree with all you say and I will do that. > > > > MC > > > > Missatge de Axel Brandenburg del dia dc., 5 > > d’abr. 2023 a les 11:30: > > > >> Thanks, Michele, for your response. Take your time, there is no real > >> urgency. > >> In addition to talking to the Italian victims, it could be good to check > >> the > >> practice with Italian courts regarding arbitrational awards. My lawyer > >> (Michael Erici ) explained to me: > >> > >> > The Court of Appeal could have dismissed the application originally > >> > if they considered that it was obvious that it wasn't an arbitration > >> > award. However, at that point the court did not have all the information > >> > that we provided in the written response since they only had the > >> > documentation provided by Villa Europa as the applicant of the case. > >> > >> It would be useful to know whether a corresponding request has been > >> made in Italy. (Incidentally, the Court of Appeal did receive and respond > >> to my letter of January 12, where I pointed out that PESA's website > >> was registered by Villa Europa, and hence by Sienicki himself.) > >> > >> Are you also planning to contact Krzysztof Sienicki directly? For fair > >> reporting, it would already be useful to know if he was not available for > >> an interview. Also, I wonder whether my letter to the Polish embassy in > >> Stockholm should be made more publicly available. I could copy it to > >> the Italian embassy in Warsaw, and maybe with a copy to you and the > >> lawyer in Warsaw that I mentioned previously. > >> Axel > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 10:50:25AM +0200, michele catanzaro wrote: > >> > Hi Axel, > >> > > >> > thanks for the updates. I have an interview with the affected people in > >> > Italy on Monday 17 and after that I will likely go back to you and do > >> most > >> > of the reporting that week. Thanks for your patience. My trip + Easter > >> is > >> > making this slower than usual. > >> > > >> > Best, > >> > > >> > Michele > >> > > >> > Missatge de Axel Brandenburg del dia dc., 5 > >> > d’abr. 2023 a les 3:31: > >> > > >> > > Hi Michele, > >> > > As you may remember, Krzysztof Sienicki got until the end of March > >> > > to defend his case that there exists an agreement with me that the > >> > > Pan-Europejski-Sad-Arbitrazowy (PESA) is our arbitrational > >> institution. > >> > > In the meantime, he asked for and got an extension until April 14. > >> > > If one now looks at the website of PESA, it says that PESA stopped its > >> > > activities on December 31, 2022. In the meantime, I also got a call > >> from > >> > > the Swedish crime victims support hotline, and they suggested that I > >> > > contact varies embassies. I called the Polish one in Sweden, and they > >> > > suggested that I write to them, which I did; see the enclosed letter > >> > > (along with supporting material). I called the Polish police station > >> twice > >> > > (Czarek Kopek is the handling officer). He told me twice I should wait > >> > > for their email. I hope I can get this accelerated with the help of a > >> > > lawyer in Poland. If there is any news from your side, please let me > >> know. > >> > > Cheers, Axel > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 10:43:06AM +0100, michele catanzaro wrote: > >> > > > Thanks! > >> > > > > >> > > > MC > >> > > > > >> > > > Missatge de Axel Brandenburg del dia > >> dv., > >> > > 17 de > >> > > > març 2023 a les 21:36: > >> > > > > >> > > > > Thanks, Michele, for the encouraging updates. I think the timing > >> is > >> > > > > probably good. The Polish police has transferred my case to their > >> > > office > >> > > > > to "Grodzisku Mazowieckim", which is a place only 8 km from > >> Sienicki's > >> > > > > residence. Note sure what this means. At the moment, I also have > >> a > >> > > > > retired Polish lawyer looking into the case. From the Swedish > >> crime > >> > > > > victim hotline, I was advised to contact the Swedish Embassy in > >> Warsaw > >> > > > > and the Polish Embassy in Stockholm. Will do this next week. Will > >> keep > >> > > > > you updated as I find out more. > >> > > > > Axel > >> > > > > > >> > > > > On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 11:29:32AM +0100, michele catanzaro wrote: > >> > > > > > Dear Axel and Benedetta, > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > yesterday my editor finally confirmed that she is interested in > >> > > running > >> > > > > the > >> > > > > > story, so I will put myself at work on it. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > However, it may take some time before I start working in stearn, > >> > > because > >> > > > > in > >> > > > > > the next 2 weeks I will be in Colombia for the World Conference > >> of > >> > > > > Science > >> > > > > > Journalism and then there will be the Easter week, in which I > >> will > >> > > work > >> > > > > > only half of the week. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > I am sorry for the bad timing. However, I suggest to catch up > >> > > between 11 > >> > > > > > and 14 April, by that dates, I should have plenty of time to > >> work on > >> > > this > >> > > > > > in depth. In the meantime, could you put me in contact with the > >> > > Italian > >> > > > > > researcher that had been active on this story? > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Please, don't hesitate to keep me posted on any novelty related > >> to > >> > > the > >> > > > > case. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Thanks! > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > MC > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Missatge de michele catanzaro > >> del dia > >> > > > > dt., 7 > >> > > > > > de març 2023 a les 9:10: > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Hi Axel, > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > my editor Nisha Gaind said she is interested but will confirm > >> this > >> > > > > week, > >> > > > > > > after consulting with Nature's lawyers. I have been assigned > >> > > another > >> > > > > piece > >> > > > > > > in the meantime, so I think I would put myself at it late this > >> > > week or > >> > > > > at > >> > > > > > > the beginning of the following. I will keep you posted! > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > MC > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Missatge de Axel Brandenburg del > >> dia > >> > > dt., > >> > > > > 7 > >> > > > > > > de març 2023 a les 4:18: > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Hi Michele, > >> > > > > > >> Has there been any interest in you writing a story? > >> > > > > > >> Cheers, Axel > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 04:39:09PM +0100, Axel Brandenburg > >> wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > Hi Michele, > >> > > > > > >> > I attach a screenshot from the Polish website about the > >> police > >> > > > > officer > >> > > > > > >> in charge of the press. > >> > > > > > >> > The trouble seems to be that I have to report this case in > >> > > person. > >> > > > > > >> > They have also not responded to my email yet, but my > >> colleague > >> > > > > talked > >> > > > > > >> to a woman > >> > > > > > >> > there for 20 min and they were in principle willing to > >> help. > >> > > > > > >> > Axel > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > PS: the Polish police suggested to report the case to the > >> > > Swedish > >> > > > > > >> police, > >> > > > > > >> > which I did 2 weeks ago, but they now closed the case > >> because > >> > > the > >> > > > > crime > >> > > > > > >> > happened in Poland. > >> > > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 12:25:07PM +0100, michele catanzaro > >> > > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > OK, thanks! > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > MC > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Missatge de Axel Brandenburg > >> del > >> > > dia > >> > > > > > >> dl., 27 de > >> > > > > > >> > > febr. 2023 a les 12:24: > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > yes, they were, but now (after Sara Fabrikant emailed > >> > > Sienicki), > >> > > > > > >> > > > he removed them within hours. > >> > > > > > >> > > > Axel > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 11:59:48AM +0100, michele > >> catanzaro > >> > > > > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Thanks! Were the videos of the conference ever > >> uploaded? > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > MC > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Missatge de michele catanzaro < > >> > > catanzaro.michele@gmail.com> > >> > > > > del > >> > > > > > >> dia > >> > > > > > >> > > > dl., 27 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > de febr. 2023 a les 11:28: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Thanks! > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > MC > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Missatge de Axel Brandenburg < > >> axelbrandenburg@gmail.com > >> > > > > >> > > > > del > >> > > > > > >> dia dl., > >> > > > > > >> > > > 27 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > de febr. 2023 a les 11:27: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> It is on the order of (or in excess of) 30,000 > >> Euro; > >> > > see > >> > > > > pages > >> > > > > > >> 5 and 6 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> of the Swedish Court document (attached). There > >> was > >> > > even an > >> > > > > > >> > > > intermediate > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> letter > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> after December 21, saying that he wanted even more > >> > > because > >> > > > > of > >> > > > > > >> delays > >> > > > > > >> > > > and > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> interest rates. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> Also, one of the documents you have seen is my > >> letter > >> > > to > >> > > > > the > >> > > > > > >> Swedish > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> Court where I pointed out that they fell into a > >> trap, > >> > > and > >> > > > > > >> given that > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> they didn't react make them virtually accomplices > >> to > >> > > > > Sienicki. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> Axel > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 11:18:27AM +0100, michele > >> > > catanzaro > >> > > > > > >> wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > Also, how much money are you required to pay? > >> Is it > >> > > the > >> > > > > > >> about 3500 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > mentioned in the contract or more, due to a > >> fine or > >> > > > > > >> something? > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > Best, > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > Michele > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > Missatge de michele catanzaro < > >> > > > > catanzaro.michele@gmail.com> > >> > > > > > >> del dia > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> dl., 27 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > de febr. 2023 a les 10:58: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > Thanks for the conversation! > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > Could you briefly explain to me what this is, > >> > > please? > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> http://norlx65.nordita.org/~brandenb/VE/2023-Feb20/Bilaga_14-Skiljedom_vid_FORUM_den_12_februari_2018.pdf > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > It's also mentioned in the last slide of the > >> > > > > presentation. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > MC > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > Missatge de michele catanzaro < > >> > > > > catanzaro.michele@gmail.com> > >> > > > > > >> del > >> > > > > > >> > > > dia > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> dv., > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > 24 de febr. 2023 a les 14:09: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> Great, thanks! > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> MC > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> Missatge de Axel Brandenburg < > >> > > > > axelbrandenburg@gmail.com> > >> > > > > > >> del dia > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> dv., 24 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> de febr. 2023 a les 13:51: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> Hi Michele, > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> I do have whatsup, but don't use it much. > >> How > >> > > about > >> > > > > this > >> > > > > > >> zoom > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> instead: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > >> > > https://stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/6415995185 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> I also attach my notes.pdf that I gave to > >> the > >> > > police > >> > > > > > >> here. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> The supplemental material is temporarily > >> placed > >> > > here: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 1_PESA_website.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 416304 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 2_PESA_owner.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 342035 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 3_photographic_evidence.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 07:13 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 15185890 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 4_Recognition_of_PESA_by_Svea_HR.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:51 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 279382 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 5_Brandenburg_to_Svea_2023-01-12.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 510831 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 6_cases.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 47265 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 7_Gavle_Kronofogden.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 509803 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 8_Ferensby_affair.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 3122732 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 9_residence.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 7313884 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 10_VillaEuropaBusiness.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 5671921 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 11_Deception.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 2961106 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 12_Contract.pdf > >> > > > > > >> 13-Feb-2023 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> 03:17 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> 4057884 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> Let me know if there are questions, and see > >> you > >> > > on > >> > > > > > >> Monday at 10. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> Axel > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 09:27:08AM +0100, > >> michele > >> > > > > > >> catanzaro > >> > > > > > >> > > > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > Great, let's do it on monday at 10 of you > >> can > >> > > ok? > >> > > > > > >> Could you > >> > > > > > >> > > > send > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> me a > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > whatsapp number? Otherwise I can set up a > >> > > > > videocall. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > MC > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > El jue, 23 feb 2023 14:24, Axel > >> Brandenburg < > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> axelbrandenburg@gmail.com > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > escribió: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > Hi Michele, > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > Tomorrow at 11:00 would work and on > >> Monday, > >> > > all > >> > > > > > >> morning > >> > > > > > >> > > > would > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> work. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > In any case, I should probably send you > >> some > >> > > > > material > >> > > > > > >> > > > (which I > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> can > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > later tonight). > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > Axel > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 01:24:48PM > >> +0100, > >> > > michele > >> > > > > > >> catanzaro > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > Thanks Benedetta! Dear Axel, > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > thanks for accepting to talk with me. > >> Would > >> > > > > you be > >> > > > > > >> > > > available > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> for a > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > conversation tomorrow afternoon or on > >> > > Monday? > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > Best, > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > Michele > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > Missatge de benedetta cerruti < > >> > > > > > >> > > > benedetta.cerruti@gmail.com> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> del > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> dia > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > dj., 23 > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > de febr. 2023 a les 13:11: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > Dear Axel and Michele, > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > As we have agreed, let me introduce > >> you > >> > > each > >> > > > > > >> other. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > Thank you for your time! > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > B. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > >