Aircraft tender to go ahead despite allegations of Defense Ministry corruption

The government is insisting that the commission overseeing the tender for new multi-functional aircraft for the Polish air force will carry on its work as normal, even as military and civil prosecutors' offices conduct investigations into alleged corruption in the Defense Ministry. Deputy Defense Minister Romuald Szeremietiew has been suspended from playing any part in the tender. Yesterday Szeremietiew was summoned to a meeting with Defense Minister Bronislaw Komorowski and Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Steinhoff at the Prime Minister's office. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.Z.