Military Inteligence and State Security Agency accused of illegal arms deals

The Military Inteligence Forces (WSI) are trying to defend themselves by all possible means after daily Rzeczpospolita wrote that the agency took part in illegal trade of weapons to embargoed Croatia, Somalia and the Russian Mafia between 1992-1996. The Sejm Commission for Special Forces is demanding explanations and deputy Bogdan Lewandowski said, "I want the commission to analyze this case by Tuesday." Former worker for the State Security Agency (UOP), Konstanty Miodowicz, claims that the Commission should be enlarged and transformed into an investigative body which would analyze whether the trade really ceased in 1996. Former Defense Ministry head Bronislaw Ko morowski claims that both the UOP and WSI were supporting some companies illegally selling weapons and were even competing in this field. "WSI were not and are not undertaking any commercial activity," said WSI chief, General Marek Dukaczewski. Moreover, WSI claims that Rzeczpospolita has violated state security by publishing the allegations. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A3) M.M.