Prosecutors in Gdańsk investigate alleged $10 million bribe

Independent parliamentary and former Self-Defence Deputy Zbigniew Nowak info rmed the Ministry of Justice that the head of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Parliamentary Club Jerzy Jaskiernia broke the law after allegedly acce pting a $10 million bribe. The scandal is connected to changes of mutual be tting and gambling, which were supposed to have a positive effect in the "en tertainment sector". "We began to investigate this issue," said Konrad Korna towski, spokesperson for the local prosecutor in Gdańsk. Jaskiernia told Rze czpospolita, "The whole thing is cosmic nonsense and provocation. I believe in the professionalism of the prosecutor." The prosecutor is analyzing the l awsuit, as it conducts an investigation into a criminal ring benefiting from bets and gambling. "The group undertook actions aimed at "buying" amendments to the act," said Kornatowski. (Rzeczpospolita, August 30-31, p. A3) M.M.