Secret police to investigate Huta Ostrowiec bankruptcy?

The Economy Ministry has requested the Internal Security Agency (ABW) to investigate the bankruptcy of the Huta Ostrowiec (HO) steel mill. They suspect that apart from laws being broken during the bankruptcy, state security was also compromised. Unofficial sources say that the management is suspected of having been engaged in a series of fraudulent activities. The sudden rise of HO's debts from zl. 500 million to zl. 700 million, and the fact that the steel mill was exporting products below production costs have added to the controversy surrounding the enterprise. The Economy Ministry as well as Stalexport, which was about to take over HO, are anxious about the bankruptcy, particularly as the steel mill owes Stalexport zl. 80 million. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 7) A.D.