Former PZU president arrested over real-estate scandal

Wladyslaw Jamrozy, former president of the state-owned insurance giant PZU SA was arrested on Monday. While being aprehended, Jamrozy tried to destroy his mobile phone SIM card and to swallow a piece of paper with notes on it. It has also been reported that he bit an officer who attempted to pull the paper out of his mouth, sources related to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBS) informed PAP. Jamrozy was arrested in relation to an investigation into irregularities in a real-estate purchase by PZU SA - two brothers running a Pruszkow-based real-estate business were also detained in connection with the allegations. The police have been searching Jamrozy's flat, where they have recovered documents and electronic data. According to unofficial reports, Jamrozy was charged with "acting against the interests of PZU" during a hearing yesterday evening. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) K.S.