Parliamentarians demand former Treasury Minister face Tribunal of State

Emil Wasacz, a former Treasury Minister in Jerzy Buzek's government, could appear before the Tribunal of State, charged with privatization errors he made during his tenure. A demand for a hearing was filed to the Parliamentary Commission of Constitutional Responsibility (SKKO) and was signed by 199 deputies. The former minister is accused of having incurred heavy losses for the State Treasury during the privatization of Warsaw's department store, Domy Towarowe Centrum, Telekomunikacja Polska SA, and insurance giant PZU. SKKO chairman, Jozef Zych, considers Wasacz facing the Tribunal as probable, "We will examine the whole issue in detail, to justify the possible petition beyond any dispute." Emil Wasacz defended in actions, maintaining that he had continued the privatization policy of his predecessors. He would be the first politician of democratic Poland to appear before the Tribunal of State. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) M.T.