Classic case of time-served corrupt local tax official

A Łódź court has placed under temporary arrested a 54 year-old man, Marek K., who is the director of the Łódź tax office. The Internal Security Agency (ABW) has charged him with accepting a zł. 25,000 bribe from local businessman, Szczepan M., the former head of the Polish National Energy Conservation Agency (APE). The court also ruled that Szczepan M. be arrested. "We have questioned several people and analyzed numerous documents," said Wojciech Barański from the ABW. Marek K. has been employed by tax offices for the past twenty years. The accused tried to resist his imprisonment by staying at a hospital, claiming a severe heart illness. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K.