Farmer unionist leaders remain at large, Lepper to seek political asylum

Warsaw police say they have yet to see an arrest warrant for presidential candidate and Samoobrona leader Andrzej Lepper. On Monday, the local court in Slubice ordered the arrest of two farmer unionist leaders Lepper and Roman Wierzbicki. In 1999 they blockaded a customs duty terminal in Swieck. The arrest warrant was sent by registered mail to the police station in Darlowo. "We may start searching for Lepper and apprehend him as soon as we have the document," said Warsaw police chief spokesman Pawel Biedziak. "I'm going to Belarus where I want to ask for political asylum," said Lepper. When asked how he would get there Lepper replied. "Across the border pass in Terespol. At midnight." (Zycie, page 1)