Kwasniewski distances himself from attempt to pardon white-collar criminal

Kwasniewski distances himself from attempt to pardon white-collar criminal "Even after a quick glance of Gazeta Wyborcza, I see that the chances of pardoning Miroslaw Stajszczak are rather small," said President Aleksander Kwasniewski yesterday. Last Saturday Gazeta Wyborcza reported that Kwasniewski had started the presidential pardon process for Stajszczak, who was found guilty in 1999 of trying to bribe a State Security Office (UOP) official. In addition to this, the notorious businessman is known for his financial support to the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) from which Kwasniewski is a member. Stajszczak flied a motion with the President asking him for a pardon after the court of appeal increased his sentence to three years, but now that seems unlikely. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 1)