General implicated in Afghan village scandal

"He said that we should not discuss it at all, help each other and watch each other so that nobody committed suicide, as then it would all come out," said an arrested soldier. The general also allegedly promised that he would transfer the soldiers to a base in Bagram where they were supposed to peacefully serve till the end of their tour. Eventually, according to the testimony, two of them were sent there. General Tomaszycki admitted having visited the military base, but denied promising to cover up the incident. For the time being general Tomaszycki will be questioned as a witness in the investigation, however, before Christmas Justice Minister Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski suggested that it is not known if he would be interrogated as a witness or suspect. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A2, A4) M.M.