Railway chief faces prison sentence for causing losses of zl. 1.3 billion

The Warsaw District Prosecutor has accused former head of Polish State Railways (PKP) Jan Janik of abusing his powers, acting to the detriment of the company, as well as concealing documents concerning unfavorable deals clinched by PKP's management. Janik was dismissed by PKP's board in 1999 as a result of his mismanagement which consequently led to PKP losses of zl. 1.3 billion at the end of 1998. Janik may be sentenced to up to five years imprisonment. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.Z.