Police Commander's testimony confirms Deputy Interior Minister lied

"Police Commander Andrzej Kowalczyk informed Deputy Internal Minister Sobotko about the planned police raid on corrupt SLD members in Starachowice. There is no doubt about that," said Justice Minister Grzegorz Kurczuk in the Sejm yesterday, commenting on the revealed statement of the police commander. Former SLD Deputy, Andrzej Jagiełło, who had warned the criminals of the action, indicated Sobotko as the source of the information. As Kurczuk revealed, Kowalczyk had changed his former statement and admitted that he told Sobotko about the planned action at least a week before it was carried out. Kurczuk said that Kowalczyk's testimony, supported by other evidence, was crucial to his decision to submit a motion to remove Sobotko's immunity. He underlined, however, that the Sejm is not a court and that the rule of "innocence until proven guilty" will remain in force. Kurczuk also said that it is the Prime Minister's decision whether to dismiss Kowalczyk. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4) M.K.