Law In Brief: Bribery; Mock trial at Supreme Court; Optimus

The government, in its quest to eradicate the plague of corruption, wants to guarantee those who admit to committing the crime of 'giving presents' the right to less harsh punishment. MPs however want to go even further and propose total immunity for prodigal lawbreakers. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C1) ... Yesterday the Supreme Court hosted a group of University of Warsaw Law Department students who conducted a mock trial. The training was based on a real case and was to bring the students to the reality of the court procedures. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C2) ... The Prosecutor's Office in Katowice has demanded the billing of phone calls of the former head of Optimus, Roman Kluska. The prosecutor wants to find out who called Kluska and offered him paid protection. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) J.K.