Five executives face charges over illegal construction of Zary glue factory

Five people face up to two years in prison over charges that a glue factory was built illegally in Zary in western Poland. The five, including Waclaw M. , deputy president of local wood-based boards producer Kronopol, are accused of falsifying documents. The other four defendants are another Kronopol dire ctor, two employees of construction company Moderbud, and a manager of anoth er construction company, Janbud. An expert called as a witness by the prosec ution says that Kronopol received permission for the glue factory project on April 2, 1999, yet construction had already begun prior to March 22, 1999. T he prosecution says the factory, which cost DM 30 million and is the largest investment in the region in recent years, may have to be demolished. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 20) A.Z.