ABW request prosecutor to decide on investigation in Łapiński case

The Internal Security Agency (ABW) has prepared a report in which it states that it does not "exclude the possibility of corruption" in the Health Ministry during Mariusz Łapiński's tenure as minister. The Agency has also appealed to the prosecutor to make a decision to commence a criminal investigation on the accusation. According to Rzeczpospolita and Newsweek, another person involved in the case is concubine of Aleksander Nauman, the head of the National Health Fund (NFZ). Yesterday Prime Minister, Leszek Miller, has announced that he would not hesitate to dismiss Nauman if it turned out he had been involved in the case. According to unofficial information, the ABW has confirmed Rzeczpospolita's report about the bribe which allegedly was supposed to go through Deszczyński, the head of Łapiński's political office, after an interrogation with a representative of the pharmaceutical company involved. Łapiński announced in an interview yesterday, that he is not worried, because he did not take part in the meetings of his colleagues as the media described it. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 9; Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.