Prosecutor seeks detention of Wieczerzak to prevent evidence tampering

The district prosecutor's office in Warsaw has submitted a petition to the court, seeking the detention in custody for three months of former chairman of insurance giant PZU Zycie, Grzegorz Wieczerzak. The court will give its decision today. The prosecutor accuses Wieczerzak of causing financial harm to the company through abuse of his power as company chairman. The prosecutor's office has justified its petition for his detention, by citing the necessity to protect the integrity of the investigation, as there is the danger of evidence being tampered with or hidden. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A4) M.T.