Former SLD Deputy is arrested amid scandal of missing orphans' funds

Ryszard Zajac, the former Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Deputy, has been taken into custody following accusations of appropriation of zl. 12,700 from his Association for children and teenagers, "Junior". Junior's volunteers collected money on the city streets of the Slaskie voivodship, supposedly to be donated to children from orphanages and broken homes. However, according to the Police, the funds ended up lining Zajac's pockets. The police say they have evidence of the appropriation. The public prosecutor refuses to give any information on why Zajac was arrested, quoting the ongoing investigation as the reason. Another Rzeczpospolita source says that evidence of sexual abuse of children has come to light during the investigation. (Rzeczpospolita, A5) P.J.