Lepper kicks out four more party members - but were they going anyway?

Andrzej Lepper has dismissed another four Self Defense (Samoobrona) MPs, clearly a sign of his ongoing crusade against real and potential foes in his party. The reason for the dismissal was allegedly a letter sent by one of the former party members, Zbigniew Witaszek, which included the rhetorical question "Should we watch our organization crumble?" In the letter, the list of grievances against Lepper was long and included the lack of any public control of the party's zł. 6 million that came from the budget subsidy the party received on entering parliament. However; rumor has it that Lepper's move was just preemptory, as the MPs in question were already resolved to leave the party anyway. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) J.K.