Jakubowska acquitted, but prosecutor to appeal

The judge ruled Jakubowska did not intentionally break the law and said the prosecutors appeared to have put the case together in order to implicate a particular person. Jakubowska said the ruling bolstered her faith in the justice system and was a positive signal for all civil servants concerned about protecting the public interest. Yet the court confirmed unlawful machinations did accompany the law-making process and sentenced Janina Sokołowska, an official at KRRiTV, the media watchdog, to one year in prison suspended for three years. The ruling leaves unanswered the question of who may have been behind Sokoławska. In its report in 2004, the Parliamentary Commission of inquiry into the Rywin scandal pointed the finger at a group of left-wing politicians including Jakubowska. Yesterday its former members stood firmly by their conclusions. Justice Minister Zbigniew Ćwiakalski ordered prosecutors to appeal, saying he believed the case against Jakubowska was strong. (Dziennik, p. 1, 4; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1,7; Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) R.M.