Question mark over LOT board members additional earnings

Gazeta Wyborcza confirmed its yesterday's front page story about a report on the Swissair airline prepared by Ernst&Young, in which it stated that seven members of LOT's management broke the law when they received over 1 million Swiss francs from the company for advisory services between September 2000 and October 2001. LOT spokesman Leszek Chorzewski claims, "LOT management board members performed tasks exceeding their professional duties, which aimed at developing the carrier's alliance in Central Europe." Moreover, a legal opinion on the issue prepared for the airline claims it did not break the law. "LOT supervisory board president was a representative of State Treasury who knew well about it," added Chorzewski. Treasury spokeswoman Beata Jarosz said, "We found it out from the press and we will ask LOT to explain it." (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; www.onet.pl) M.M.