Local government official arrested for hiring hitman to kill town leader

Dariusz T., secretary of the municipality of Wydminy in north-east Poland, was arrested yesterday, accused of hiring a hitman to kill the wojt (village leader). In May of last year, Dariusz T. was head of a committee which organized a referendum to dismiss the community's authorities. At the same time he hired an individual to kill Eugeniusz P., who had been the Wojt of Wydminy for 24 years. However, the contract killer did not manage to murder the man, but due to the referendum Dariusz T. became the secretary of the municipality. In September he was a candidate for parliament on the Civic Platform (PO) roster. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.K.