Kaczyński upholds his accusation that Wachowski is a criminal

Yesterday was the first day of a court case against Warsaw Mayor Lech Kaczyński who stands accused of slander by former president Lech Wałęsa and his closest associate Mieczysław Wachowski. The reason for the conflict is the fact that almost three years ago Kaczyński, at the time Justice Minister, publicly confirmed an announcement made by his brother, that Wałęsa took part in crimes while Wachowski has committed several crimes. Wałęsa and Wachowski took legal steps. Yesterday Lech Kaczyński once again stated before the Warsaw regional court that he is innocent. However, he did partly retrack his accusations against Wałęsa but upheld all that he had said about Wachowski. "Such a statement was made and is based on fact. Wachowski is a criminal," said Kaczyński. The trial was adjourned until September 20. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K.