Police close to identifying killer of former sports minister Jacek Debski

The Zycie daily has learned that police investigating the murder of former sports minister Jacek Debski are near to closing the case, and are expecting to present their findings within a month. The newspaper claims the police have been able to link the murder to Jeremiasz Baranski, currently residing in Austria, who has allegedly been behind several mafia executions. Baranski is said to have demanded the immediate repayment of a DM200,000 debt from Debski shortly before the former sports minister's death. According to Zycie sources, Halina G., Debski's companion on the night he was shot, is no longer considered such a key witness, as the police have gathered additional incriminating evidence from "other sources". (Zycie, pp. 1, 5) J.K.