Culture Minister Ujazdowski resigns in protest against Kaczynski's dismissal

Culture Minister Kazimierz Ujazdowski yesterday resigned, in protest against the dismissal of his political ally, former Justice Minister Lech Kaczynski. In a statement Ujazdowski said, "The dismissal of Lech Kaczynski is not a routine personnel decision, but the removal of the first post-1989 politician who has undertaken the real fight against crime, the fight for law and justice." On the recommendation of Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, President Aleksander Kwasniewski has appointed Stanislaw Iwanicki, a legal adviser to former president Lech Walesa, to take Kaczynski's place at the Justice Ministry. No one has yet been appointed to replace Ujazdowski. (Rzeczpospolita, p. 1) A.Z.