Kaczmarek observed by ABW while Kulczyk meets Russian spy

"This is a Starachowice affair to the power of six," claims former treasury minister Kaczmarek. "If the very secret operation was known by about half of the Sejm members, then something is wrong. The false story was deliberately used to discredit me," adds Kaczmarek. Yesterday's media revealed that Kaczmarek had been closely observed by the Internal Security Agency (ABW) for the past year. Former Nafta Polska president Maciej Gierej was also placed under similar observation. These operations were launched on the basis of information supplied by Poland's richest man Jan Kulczyk. Currently, the ABW is investigating the reasons why Kulczyk met Wladimir Ałganow, a Russian spy, a few days ago. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.