AWS deputy investigated for corruption could face eight years in prison

The Warsaw prosecutor's office is investigating Polish Christian Democrats Alliance (PPChD) deputy Kazimierz Poznanski for accepting bribes. According to Rzeczpospolita sources Poznanski offered one of the officials of the tax office in Slask the post of director in exchange for money to finance the Presidential campaign from companies the director would have been cooperating with. The amount was around zl. 50,000 - zl. 100,000. If charged with corruption Poznanski could face up to eight years in prison. He is currently abroad (in Fatima) and is expected back in Poland at the end of the week to respond to the charges. (Zycie, page 1,3) E.B.