Former president of Olsztyn sentenced to prison

Czesław Małkowski, former president of Olsztyn, will be imprisoned for five years, the court decided. He was accused of harassment of women as well as of raping of a pregnant clerkess. Also any contact with the victim is prohibited for six years, moreover Małkowski cannot take any managerial post in public administration departments. However he has the right to appeal aginst the ruling. Małkowski had been president of Olsztyn since 2001, in 2008 however his citizens recalled him from his post in a local referendum due to the sex scandal. Although the case was unsettled in 2014 Małkowski run for president office again and was not elected. He lost against Piotr Grzymowicz and became a councillor of Olsztyn.