PO files motion to recall head of MSWiA

Opposition party Civic Platform (PO) has officially filed a motion of no confidence towards the head of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration (MSWiA) Mariusz Błaszczak, Radio ZET reports. This decision comes in the aftermath of the affair in the Polish Police Headquarters, after Colonel Zbigniew Maj resigned from his position as head to protect the unit from various "provocations" connected to his past. It later was revealed in the media that Maj was allegedly being blackmailed for accepting a bribe in the form of five bottles of alcohol, as well as for not paying back a PLN 10,000 loan. Both accusations stem from when Maj worked in a police division in Kalisz. PO MP Marek Wójcik explained the party's decision, telling Radio ZET that the Maj affair shows Błaszczak's "lack of control" over the police; he also accused the Minister of spreading lies regarding the invigilation of journalists during PO's time in power.